Colorado Begins to Implement National Health Care Reform

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has begun implementing health care reform in Colorado.  By executive order, he has created a new task force called the Interagency Health Reform Implementing Board to oversee this process and has appointed his health care policy expert, Lorez Meinhold, to the newly created position of Director of Health Reform Implementation.  On a roll, he also has signed four bills into law that his press release states are designed to "enhance the state's nationally recognized health reform initiatives." 

Reform Update - Full Text of America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

In case you are looking for a little light reading, the Senate Committee on Finance has released the full text of their proposed bill for healthcare reform - all 1504 pages - as well as its Committee Report.