News and Resources
February - March 2026 Edition
LWVLC Health Care Team Priorities
· Access to affordable health care for all, including behavioral health care.
· Gun Safety
· Public Health
LWVUS Positions on Health Care and Gun Policy
· Health Care position from the LWVUS Impact on Issues 2022-2024, pages 137-143: Impact on Issues.
· The Gun Policy position from the LWVUS Impact on Issues can be found at the same link starting at page 153.
Meetings, Events and Action
1. Updated Position on Privatization in Healthcare presented by LWVNY - LWVCO Health Care Task Force February 26 at 630pm. Register from the LWVCO calendar.
2. Legislation and Advocacy Day – Colorado Mental Health on March 4 from 730am - 130pm. Details at: https://www.mentalhealthcolorado.org/lead2026-info/.
3. CCHI Health Care Day of Action March 13th, 2026. They want participants to see how state policy decisions like, oversight of mergers and acquisitions, protecting insurance affordability programs, and strengthening medical debt protections, directly affect real people and communities. Both in-person and virtual participation in available. Register at: https://cohealthinitiative.org/events/health-care-day-of-action-dia-de-accion-sobre-la-asistencia-medica-2026/
4. Reproductive Justice Task Force meets March 19 and April 2 at 530pm – 645pm. Register from LWVCO calendar.
5. Health Care Task Force meets March 26 at 6:30pm. Register from the LWVCO calendar.
6. Board of Health meeting on March 19 2026 at 6pm. Details will provided at this site a day or two prior to the meeting https://www.larimer.gov/boards/board-health/meetings#/list/. Contact Anna Fuller if you’re able to attend and observe.
7. Health District of Northern Larimer County on April 22 at 530pm. The March 23 meeting is listed as a special Joint Meeting with PVH. Details will be provided at this site a day or two prior to the meeting https://www.healthdistrict.org/board-meeting-schedule Contact Anna Fuller if you’re able to attend and observe.
8. Gun Violence Prevention Task force meets February 25 and March 25 at 530pm. No meeting topic is available at this time. Check our local calendar or the LWVCO calendar for information.
9. Social Media Meeting on March 6 from 2-3pm. Register from the LWVLC (Larimer County) calendar.
10. No Kings Mass Mobilization on March 28. Find information about local events at: https://www.nokings.org/?emci=83d4b5db-a3fb-f011-8d4c-0022482d279b&emdi=5f5f4ecc-6afc-f011-8d4c-0022482d279b&ceid=2744114.
Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Private Equity taking over healthcare
See proposal for US Concurrence Privatization Update at https://lwvofpwm.org/concurrence-privatization-update/
News
SummitStone Health Partners Newsletter Highlights
Check out this inspiring 6 minute video with Stories of Recovery: https://liftthelabel.org/stories/#popup-hope-for-recovery
Board of Health
New podcast with Public Healthcare topics at: https://www.larimer.gov/health/healthier-together
Find resources for Nicotine Awareness and Tobacco Prevention at https://www.larimer.gov/health/strategic-planning-health-equity-and-partnerships/health/tobacco
Legislation/Ordinances/Executive Actions/SCOTUS Decisions
LWVCO Bill Tracker
Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Behavioral Health.
Most of the League’s positions are pending, and, they note strong support for SB26-032, Promoting Immunization Access.
https://dfe7h6keq2oif.cloudfront.net/public/reports/389bf100-c034-4c84-802c-d1549c661c86
Gun Safety
They note League support for a couple bills and strong opposition on one related to repealing state laws related to firearms and other weapons.
https://dfe7h6keq2oif.cloudfront.net/public/reports/ceb19c2a-d19a-4e0f-aa83-9b42118baf02
CCHI Support for SB26-41: Protecting Coloradoans from Unchecked Health Care Consolidation
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eVqf7_pTF-nmqx7LrPbP9nuhCzYXylvR/view?emci=9ac659ea-6507-f111-832e-0022482a9733&emdi=172a13b3-8507-f111-832e-0022482a9733&ceid=5593429