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Senate approves study of universal healthcare payment models amid spirited floor debate
Summary
Senate Bill 45 requires the Colorado School of Public Health to analyze draft model legislation for a publicly financed, privately delivered universal health care payment system and report to a 20‑member analysis collaborative; the measure won floor approval after debate about costs, prior studies and funding sources.
The Colorado Senate approved Senate Bill 45 on Feb. 19, directing the Colorado School of Public Health to research and analyze model legislation for a universal health care payment system and to report findings to a new Analysis Collaborative.
What the bill requires: SB 45 tasks the School of Public Health with researching and selecting draft model legislation by July 1, 2025, and then analyzing it — including (optionally) cost estimates for early years — and delivering a report to an Analysis Collaborative made up of state officials, agency designees and…
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