Capitol Coverage

Health care reform takes center stage today at the Colorado Legislature, where a highly touted state panel is expected to propose that all Coloradans be required to carry health insurance. The so called individual mandate is part of a thirty proposal-deep package that will be presented later today by the 208 Commission on health care reform. Most comprehensive health care reform packages run with price tags in the low billions. That’s setting the stage for a fierce debate over health care reform under the dome, even as more and more Coloradans continue to fall through the cracks. KUNC’s Kirk Siegler reports.