Amendment 69 advisory committee

Friday, July 15, 2016 08:42 AM

CMS creates pro/con analysis of ColoradoCare and current multi-payer system

by Kate Alfano, CMS Communications Coordinator

Colorado faces an important vote this November about the future of the state’s health care system. Physicians will not only need to understand what the proposed constitutional amendment on ColoradoCare means for the profession; they must also be prepared to answer questions about Amendment 69 from their patients.

That’s why Colorado Medical Society (CMS) formed a special advisory committee (SAC) to analyze and compare ColoradoCare and the current multi-payer system. Thirty-seven physicians from across the state came together to create the pro/con documents that follow starting on page 26 of this magazine. Please carefully review this and other information on Amendment 69 so that you can make an informed vote this fall.

This analysis was reviewed and vetted by the CMS Board of Directors to be distributed to CMS members in advance of an all-member survey on ColoradoCare that CMS will launch in August. Learn more about the process the Board will be taking before taking a formal position on ColoradoCare on page 50 of this magazine in a column written by CMS President-elect Katie Lozano, MD

This analysis would not have been possible without the assistance of the Colorado Health Institute and most of all the commitment, time and expertise of the following members of the SAC. Colorado Medical Society is grateful for their service.

Adam Asarch, MD
Dermatology, Englewood

Erik Bartholomew, MD
Internal Medicine, Denver

J Tashof Bernton, MD
Internal Medicine, Aurora

Mark Bolinger, MD
Family Medicine, Evergreen

Richard Book, DO
Family Medicine, La Junta

Christyna Chaudhuri, MD
Internal Medicine, Denver

Paul Cutarelli, MD
Ophthalmology, Englewood

Michael Dunn, MD
Family Medicine, Denver

Christine Ebert-Santos, MD
Pediatrics, Frisco

Christopher Fellenz, MD
Family Medicine, Westminster

John Fleagle, MD
Oncology, Boulder

David Gilmore, MD
Emergency Medicine, Denver

Eric Harker, MD
Internal Medicine, Boulder

Tracy Hofeditz, MD
Family Medicine, Lakewood

Jeremy Huff, DO
Anesthesiology, Ft. Collins

Mark Hunter, MD
Otorhinolaryngology, Boulder

Igor Huzicka, MD
Internal Medicine, Lone Tree

Scott Joy, MD
Internal Medicine, Denver

Alan Kimura, MD, MPH
Ophthalmology, Denver

Lisa Lewis, DO
OB/GYN, Lakewood

Evan Manning
Medical School, Aurora

M Ray Painter, MD
Urological Surgery, Denver

Debra Parsons, MD
Internal Medicine, Denver

William Plested, MD
Thoracic Surgery, Durango

Mikhal Schiffer, MD
Pediatrics, Colorado Springs

Susan Sipay, MD
Emergency Medicine, Littleton

Julia Tanguay
Medical School, Aurora

Steven Thorson, MD
Family Medicine, Ft. Collins

Michael Tracy, DO
Physical Medicine & Rehab, Lafayette

Adam Tsai, MD
Internal Medicine, Denver

W Ben Vernon, MD
General Surgery, Denver

Patricia Weber, MD
Dermatology, Grand Junction

David West, MD
Family Medicine, Grand Junction

Juliana Wilson, DO
Emergency Medicine, Greenwood Village

John Woodward, MD
Neurology, Wheat Ridge

Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine, Aurora