Voters Reject Universal Health Care Measure 4-to-1

Colorado voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot initiative that would have created a universal health care system to cover all medical treatment, including care for work injuries. The Colorado Secretary of State reports that 79.7% of voters opposed Amendment 69. The measure would have levied a 10% payroll tax to fund the ColoradoCare single-payer program. The measure would have covered work injuries as well, but did not specify how work comp would be folded into the universal health care system. Instead, the measure would have left those questions to an administrative board and the legisla...