As part of federal health care reform, Colorado has the responsibility for the implementation of a new Health Insurance Exchange. The 2011 general assembly and the next governor will need to make some key decisions about the structure, governance and role of the exchange in Colorado.

CCHI, the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved (CCMU) and the Health Reform Implementation Board (Department of Health Care Policy and Finance) are working together to host a series of community forums, facilitated by Gretchen Hammer from CCMU, to discuss the options for our state, as well as to seek and collect input from stakeholders and consumers.

We invite and encourage you to attend any/all of these forums scheduled for the following dates and times:

• Friday, July 23, 2010; 9–11am at National Jewish Hospital, Molly Blank Center
• Thursday, August 12, 2010; 9–11am, location TBD
• Monday, August 30, 2010; 3–5pm, location TBD
• Monday, September 13, 2010; 3–5pm, location TBD
• Wednesday, September 29, 2010; 9–11am, location TBD
• October meetings outside Denver metro area

All of the information including locations, fact sheets, and summary information on the state’s health reform website will be available at www.colorado.gov/healthreform.

All meetings are open to the public and we look forward to seeing you there!