Publication Library

Browse by tag

referendum c state budget tabor fmap recovery act 2010 colorado legislature health reform medical loss ratio taxes jobs and economic security transparency and accountability revenue annual report colorado center on law and policy snap food stamps health coverage health affordability earned income tax credit children health law and policy update child tax credit exempla hospitals colorado benefits management system public benefits weston v hammons election 2010 poverty health insurance work supports self-sufficiency standard jobs and economy unemployment insurance health access mental health high-risk pool health co-ops pre-existing conditions medicaid aiming for the middle gallagher amendment amendment 23 public option 2009 colorado legislature grandfathered health plans cobra health insurance exchange income 2007 colorado legislature arveschoug-bird tobacco securitization federal budget rainy day fund refund anticipation loans 2008 colorado legislature welfare reform colorado works deficit reduction act citizenship referendum d 2010 colorado legislatutre old age pension tax credits tax exemptions tax deductions provider rates state of working colorado government election 2008 education income tax single sales factor state children's health insurance program social security early retiree reinsurance program hospital provider fee insurance access sustainable growth rate formula recission prescription drugs medicare false claims act colorado all-payer health claims database insurance affordability 2011 colorado legislature election 2011 immigration child health plan plus health law and policy refugees family economic security economic self-sufficiency hospital conversion sidebar newsletter elder economic security long-term care accountable care collaborative 2012 colorado legislature

Thanks To Our
Generous Donors Like:

Open Society Institute

Aiming for the Middle: Benchmarks for Colorado's Future

This analysis documents how the state compares to other states in funding for vital public services and will estimate what it would cost to bring the state of Colorado to the middle of states in funding for education, higher education, health care and transportation. Aiming for the middle is not necessarily a sufficiently high goal for the state. Many citizens believe settling for average in our public school systems, our universities, our transportation infrastructure and our health care system will not provide the impetus needed to retain our history of strong economic growth, particularly because we are starting so low. Aiming for the Middle merely sets a benchmark for the residents of the state to continue a dialogue on what kind of a future they want for the state. It is one tool to measure where we are in providing public services and hopefully will add to the discussion of where we want to be as a state.

Updated rankings for this report were tabulated in 2009.

View PDF Document