Colorado’s governor urges backers to fight for public health care option
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Thursday urged a group of health care consumers and nonprofit members to lobby heavily for a proposed health care public option, saying well-heeled organizations have lined up to scuttle the government-sponsored plan.
“Your advocacy will help us bring this health plan to Colorado,” Polis told the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative. “The other side has powerful special interests and lobbyists. We face some stiff opposition. But you can help fight them and give Colorado more choice in their health care.”
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