Single-Payer Ballot Initiative in Colorado to Appear on Ballot - Col. Sec. of State Certifies Sigs.

They collected the signatures. They sent them to be verified. And now...

Sec. of State says #ColoradoCare will be on the ballot in 2016! #woohoo#UHC#universalhealthcare#singlepayer

Ain’t no doubt about it anymore.  The first ballot initiative to make it onto the ballot in the United States for a version of single-payer health care will get an “up or down” vote in November of 2016 in Colorado.

ColoradoCareYes actually delivered more ballots than they thought…

Sec. of State said we delivered 158,831 signatures not the 156,107 we counted, 2,724 more sigs on our march to put #ColoradoCare on ballot

ColoradoCare is a resident-owned, non-governmental health care financing system designed to ensure comprehensive, quality, accessible, lifetime health care for every Colorado resident. The benefit package would enhance the comprehensive health care services required by Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Premiums would be collected from Coloradans based on income, securing health care regardless of financial circumstance. This efficient, universal system would operate in the interests of Coloradans. By eliminating layers of bureaucracy and reducing administrative and other non-medical costs, ColoradoCare would cover all residents and cost less than the current system.

The Sanders stamp of approval:

Bernie Sanders: Colorado could “lead the nation” with #ColoradoCare ballot measure, by @CoreyHutchinshttps://t.co/WNlFm3MyOZ