Center for Health Progress is not taking an official position on Amendment 69, or ColoradoCare, and will remain neutral.
Policy & Advocacy Publications
We provide Colorado's leaders with well-informed data and perspectives to help them make good decisions for our state. Read through our policy and advocacy publications to learn more about what we've been working on.
Statement: Minimum Wage Increase (Amendment 70)
Center for Health Progress is proud to endorse Colorado Families for a Fair Wage, a campaign to increase the minimum wage in Colorado to $12 an hour by the year 2020.
Statement: Tobacco Tax Increase (Amendment 72)
Center for Health Progress is proud to endorse Amendment 72, a 2016 ballot measure, which will benefit Colorado communities by reducing smoking and related health care costs.
Press Release: Governor Signs Bill to Establish Community Paramedics
Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law Senate Bill 16-069. The bill provides recognition and oversight to community paramedics, a relatively new health care provider type that dispatches paramedics proactively into communities to provide care, instead of waiting for an emergency.
2016 Colorado General Assembly Session Overview
Several beneficial bills passed this session that impacted the priority areas of Center for Health Progress, and we applaud the work done by policymakers to strengthen our health care system.