Our Mission
Colorado Healthcare Coalition leads a statewide movement to redefine healthcare in Colorado, turning trusted research into public understanding, mobilizing communities, and aligning partners to advance a healthcare system that puts people first.
Our Vision
We see a Colorado where healthcare is no longer a source of fear or financial risk, but a shared public commitment, accessible to every resident, responsive to community needs, and designed to deliver better outcomes at lower cost. In this future, Colorado sets the standard for what equitable, people-centered healthcare can be.
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Universal Healthcare Advocacy in Colorado
The Current Situation
It has been clear for decades that the American healthcare system is not designed to provide healthcare for people who need it. Rather, it is designed to produce massive profits for large corporations. It is also clear that there is no chance at the present that the Congress will change the current system. The special interests simply have too much lobbying power. Given this situation, there have been various attempts to implement a universal healthcare system at the state level.
Why We Fight
The U.S. healthcare system is designed to maximize profits for big companies, and it is doing that very well! We think it should be designed to make sure that everyone can get the healthcare they need, regardless of how much money they have, but it is failing dismally at that.
We know that the chances of making significant changes to our healthcare system at the federal level are pretty much zero. That’s why we are pursuing a universal healthcare system for the state of Colorado. Not only would this system cover all Colorado residents, but studies have shown decisively that it would cost less than we are spending now.
Board of Directors and Officers
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Guinn has been advocating for universal healthcare for two decades. He has personally seen the problems that our current healthcare system creates for businesses and for individuals. He believes that the only possible solution at the current time is for several states to implement their own single-payer systems. As a Coloradan, he is totally committed to bringing single-payer to Colorado!
Philip worked as a software engineer in a large corporation where he saw firsthand the deficiencies in having even “good” private health insurance. Since retirement he has volunteered for several organizations working to bring single payer healthcare to Colorado and to America. He believes that a system where everyone is equally provided health care is essential for preserving and strengthening our democracy.
A happy great-grandfather, Kirby has seen his precious family struggle with costs for their many healthcare problems. He recognizes that universal single-payer healthcare is far more affordable and humane than our current profit-driven approach. Kirb believes that ALL people deserve comprehensive care from birth to death – that like democracy, it is a human right.
Karen is a firm believer in the power of grassroots action, saying, “lt’s time for bold forward action, and I’m ‘putting my body upon the gears,’ advocating for change in healthcare, reproductive freedom, a living wage, and more.” She serves on the Durango Library Advisory Board and the board of her Co-op. Born in Los Angeles, CA, she celebrates a diversity of cultures. She’s married, with 9 g-kids ages 1-28, and 3 great-g-kids. She is working for a better world for all of them.
Eileen’s journey to universal healthcare advocacy began when working for 17 years as a Physician Assistant with uninsured patients at a community health center. She saw the severe hardships that people without insurance must face. In contrast, Eileen then worked for two years with Indian Health Services, and saw the benefits of a system where everyone has health care coverage. Prior to her work as a Physician Assistant, Eileen worked for 18 years as an engineer for chemical, utility, and medical device manufacturing companies. She made the decision to leave the corporate world and change careers to escape the unrewarding environment of greed and extreme profit seeking.
Connie, a retired psychiatrist, thinks Coloradans are overdue for a fair, publicly-funded healthcare system for everyone. For fifty years, she has witnessed for-profit healthcare insurers usurp more and more of doctors’ independent decision making. They also added time and personnel devouring burdens of bureaucracy. In the fragmented set of different insurance systems, most of her colleagues refused to treat Medicaid patients because Medicaid paid so little for mental health treatment. Unequal compensation for the same procedures must stop.