Engaged Public is continuing to serve as the facilitation team for TBD Colorado, a nonpartisan, collaborative effort designed to create informed and constructive conversations among Coloradans about some of the biggest issues facing the state.  In 2013, we've hosted two public meetings and launched a new, innovative, online engagement tool called www.eTBDColorado.org. Check out this site to explore education and transportation issues in the state,submit ideas, vote on proposals and join the conversation today!

In most cases, a health care benefit package serves as a list of what is covered and what is not. What if they instead became a tool for consumers and providers to learn about various treatments options and then make safe, effective decisions about how to proceed? The Engaged Benefit Design is supporting top physician leaders to build an evidence-based benefit package that will be pilot tested over the next few years. 

Engaged Benefit Design team members Dave Downs and Barb Yondorf co-authored an article in February 2013 Health Affairs titled, “State Insurance Exchanges Face Challenges In Offering Standardized Choices Alongside Innovative Value-Based Insurance.”  The article explores the flexibility of state insurance exchanges to include innovative features in their plans, of which our Engaged Benefit Design is offered as an example.