Colorado Overwhelmingly Votes Against Single Payer Health Care Proposition

Coloradans voted against creating a universal health care system for the state by a large margin Tuesday (Nov. 8), with about 80 percent voting against the measure despite support for it from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) who advocated for a single-payer system during the presidential campaign. The measure would have covered all residents of the state. Those in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program would have received benefits required by federal law as well as ColoradoCare standard benefits. Beneficiaries...