Colorado WINS and the State Patrol Association have been working to ensure the best, most affordable healthcare for all state employees. Now the cost of the 2010/2011 plans are in the hands of the state legislature. The current proposal will mean state employees will pay 7-10% more for their healthcare next year.

Back in June, after months of careful analysis, Colorado WINS and the State Patrol Association negotiating teams have reached agreement with the Department of Personnel and Administration over the scope and language of the Request for Proposal for the 2010/2011. State Employee Healthcare Plan(s).

WINS members accomplished two priorities throughout these negotiations - 1) a bidding process for state employee healthcare that is broad, which ensures optimum choice for selection of a vendor(s) and 2) maximum flexibility to improve the quality and structure of our healthcare plans as the funding and system improves in the future.

Agreeing to this Request for Proposal with the DPA is the first step towards ensuring that state employees have a voice in state employees' healthcare plans for over the next six years.

After analyzing bids, the evaluation team of the state has selected Kaiser Permanente and United Health Group to be the providers for state employee health.

Despite a real voice in plan design, ultimately the cost of these plans will be determined by the state legislature. Contact your legislature today (Link to the Email the state legislature "
Take Action" page.)