Denver Post: Colorado consumers could save up to 20% under state health insurance option, Polis says

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’s office released a plan Monday to limit how much the “state option” for insurance would pay hospitals, with a goal of reducing consumers’ monthly costs by up to 20%.

The formula is almost certain to run into stiff opposition from the Colorado Hospital Association. But lawmakers say the rates are better than what some hospitals are currently receiving and the rate-setting will provide more certainty about how much hospitals can expect to be reimbursed for services.