The High Cost of Ignorance: Why Special Interests Are Fighting Prescription Drug Transparency in Colorado
By Rep. Ken DeGraaf | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
Editor’s update: House Bill 26-1056 will be heard in the House Health & Human Services Committee on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, upon adjournment in HCR 0112. The committee is scheduled between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Readers may listen live here: https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00327/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20260217/-1/18053#handoutFile_
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” — Upton Sinclair
It's easy to be wrong when it makes you money.
If the average savings from using a Pharmacy Stewardship Program (PSP) are $1,500 per member per year, and Colorado has around 2 million workers covered by employer health plans, th...
