The Green Party of Colorado hereby endorses SB 11-168 submitted by Colorado Senator Dr. Irene Aguilar to create a commission to develop a plan for a Colorado health care cooperative for all citizens of Colorado.
The Green Party platform supports a single payer system for health care as the most cost effective and socially just means of providing all citizens with health care. The US Congress failed to provide “the public option” in the recently passed health care bill. Health Care for All Colorado has advocated for creating a public option in the State since it was not even discussed at the national level. Dr. Irene Aguilar who headed up HCAC http://www.healthcareforallcolorado.org/ is now a Colorado Senator and has submitted bill to create a commission to study a single payer system for Colorado using the model of a Cooperative. You can read the bill and discussion of it at the web site.
The State Council of the Green Party of Colorado, made up of representatives from local chapters around the state, passed Proposal Number 03-11 on March 15 to endorse Colorado House Bill 11-168 to create a commission to develop a plan for a Colorado health care cooperative for all citizens of Colorado.
The Green Party of Colorado urges citizens to go to the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 23 for Health Care Day to support this important senate bill. According to Health Care for All Colorado: “Wednesday, March 23rd, is the most high-profile day of citizen-lobbying for health care issues during the legislative session. This is a period of high energy and it is critical that we be present to inform and persuade our legislators to support SB11-168, to design the Colorado Health Care Cooperative. While much of the talk will be focused on the Health Insurance Exchange, we know that will not come anywhere close to providing access to affordable, quality health care for all Coloradans.”
