With states including Connecticut, Nevada and Oregon also considering public option plans this year, Colorado's example may be a sign that major health care upheavals will be delayed for at least another year.
DENVER — Before the pandemic, Colorado looked set to become the second state to pass what's known as a "public option" health insurance plan, which would have forced hospitals that lawmakers said were raking in obscene profits to accept lower payments. But when COVID-19 struck, legislators hit pause.
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