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The governor and legislature should continue to dedicate more resources to the Colorado Indigent Care Program to expand community-based health care.

We should continue to dedicate more resources to the Colorado Indigent Care Program to expand community-based health care. If the Colorado Health Care Services Fund proves effective, the legislature should increase funding to expand coverage to more Coloradans who need it.

SB 06-044 represents an opportunity gain for Colorado by making more low-income Coloradans eligible for the Colorado Indigent Care Program (CICP). While estimates vary greatly, raising the eligibility limit could help 50,000 to 100,000 additional low-income Coloradans pay their medical bills.