Uniting against corporate healthcare greed.
We build power to win recognition, rights, and resources for our communities in our ongoing fight for health equity.
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UCHealth, one of the most influential nonprofit health care systems in Colorado, is suing people for medical bills they can’t afford. We’re fighting back–health care workers and patients, united to demand that UCHealth put people over their their massive profits.
Take Action Care Not CourtsPueblo’s Health, Pueblo’s Wealth
Non-profit hospitals don’t have to pay taxes. But they’re required by law to put those savings back into our communities. Without community accountability, they are doing what’s best for them, not what’s best for us. People in Pueblo are fighting for community control over community dollars.
Take Action Pueblo’s Health, Pueblo’s WealthProtect Immigrant Health
Our leaders in Fort Morgan are fighting to protect health insurance coverage for immigrants in Colorado because whether we are a native or newcomer, we all deserve health care.
Take Action Protect Immigrant HealthCare Over Cost
Health insurance corporations deny our claims or use prior authorization denials so they can avoid paying for our care. We’re fighting back with other organizations across the country to expose their scheme, win justice for people now, and demand reform.
Take Action Care Over CostThree Faces
of Power
At Center for Health Progress, we think about power in three distinct, interconnected faces that guide our strategy and actions.
Our Fight, Our Future: The Century Long Fight for Health Care
Our journey through the history of health care reform is a testament to the power of collective action. From the foundational efforts of mutual aid societies to the groundbreaking activism of the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords, this timeline is not just a reflection of the past but a guide for our path forward.
As we confront ongoing challenges and industry opposition, the importance of our solidarity has never been clearer.
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2018
Formation of the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future
Industry Mobilizes Against Reform: This coalition of health care industry groups forms to oppose Medicare for All and other reforms, showcasing organized resistance to systemic change.2020
Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise
SB20-215 passes in Colorado creating the first of it’s kind subsidy program that makes health insurance more affordable for undocumented immigrants, overcoming industry barriers to expand health care access.
2021
Colorado Option Legislation Passed
HB21-1232: The Colorado Option plan is passes despite record lobbying led by the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future. While it failed to create a true public option, it created first-in-the-nation provisions around health equity and made the plan available to all Coloradans including undocumented immigrants, reflecting a partial victory.
2022
Cover All Coloradans Legislation
Center for Health Progress leads HB22-1289 to expand Medicaid and CHP+ to all children and pregnant people in Colorado who meet the program income requirements regardless of immigration status, a success in expanding coverage despite industry opposition.