Consumer Group Supports Fair Prices Budget Amendment Proposal, and Redirects Funds towards Funding Critical Programs

MEDIA RELEASE Wed., April 8, 2026 DENVER – Today, the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative announced its support for a bold plan in the State’s Budget to save taxpayer money by ensuring fair rates for care provided under the state employee health plan to preserve...

Patients, Providers, and Consumer Groups Condemn CO Senate Committee Passage of Bill that Guts PDAB and Keeps Medication Costs High

MEDIA RELEASE Thurs., April 2, 2026 Drug pricing experts, people with rare diseases, health care providers, and consumer groups testified in opposition to the bill  DENVER – Today, a bill that severely limits the work of Colorado’s Prescription Drug...

Medical Debt Bill Killed by House Committee; Action Decried by Patients, Providers, and Consumer Groups

MEDIA RELEASE Wed., April 1, 2026 Contact:  Marissa Hallo, marissa.hallo@centerforhealthprogress.org, Priya Telang, ptelang@cohealthinitiative.org Medical Debt Bill Killed by House Committee; Action Decried by Patients, Providers, and Consumer Groups DENVER –...

New Jersey Prescription Drug Affordability Council Testimony

I am here today to talk about Colorado’s experience setting an Upper Payment Limit (or UPL).  Last fall, Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board (or PDAB) unanimously voted to set a UPL on Enbrel, a high cost drug that treats a variety of autoimmune diseases....

REPORT: Colorado hospitals shirked statutory mandates yet made nearly $100 in profits off every patient they served

The Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise (CHASE) is a government-owned business (enterprise) that operates within the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). It is charged with strengthening hospitals’ ability to...