Pinnacol Raises More Questions About Single-Payer Initiative

A ballot initiative that would create the nation’s first single-payer health care system that would also pay for workplace injuries is continuing to raise the hackles of Colorado employers and Pinnacol Assurance, even with the latest polls showing less than one-third of voters are likely to support the proposal. Edie Sonn, vice president of communications and public affairs for Pinnacol, said the state-chartered carrier has a problem with the numerous unanswered questions regarding the proposed Amendment 69. Because the initiative would leave it up to the legislature to make the pro...