Click for more options

Can Affordable Health Care Be Quality Care in Colorado? An Introduction.

Colorado's Future: Can Affordable Health Care Be Quality Care?

Welcome to the 4th annual Colorado's Future conference, bringing policymakers and interested citizens together with top researchers from universities across the state. This conference is a great example of collaboration between campuses across Colorado and with the private and non-profit sectors. We know that if we spend our energies working together we can be part of building a better Colorado.

I want to applaud two new interdisciplinary centers that are building these bridges across campuses, across disciplines and with elected and appointed officials. The Center for Colorado Policy Studies at UCCS hosted Colorado's Future conferences in 2002 and 2003, and the Colorado Institute for Public Policy at Colorado State University joined as a partner in 2004. We look forward to a long and productive relationship and are happy to have so many visitors from other parts of the state here today, along with members of the Colorado Springs community.

Most of us are worried about balancing budgets these days -- but don't want to sacrifice quality to do it. Whether you are an individual dealing with a family budget, a business person meeting a payroll, a university administrator, or a part of state or local government, I know you realize the importance of health care costs in the budget equation. Welcome again to all of you who work in health care and all of you who are interested in finding solutions to the cost / affordability dilemma.

- Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, PhD: Chancellor, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Coverage by Region:

Resources:

Articles:

Colorado Consumers Guide to Health Insurance:

Links: