Colorado, Washington Continue Work On Public Option Bills

Lawmakers in two Western states are only a few steps away from approving legislation that could result in government-sponsored health plans competing for the first time in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges. Lawmakers in Colorado are working to approve a bill that would require state officials to study and propose a public option plan, and Washington state Senate and House legislators will be conferencing their versions of a bill that could implement Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee’s Cascade Care...