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Dear (name and title inserted automatically),

I am writing to urge you to protect access to health care in our community by voting NO on HB 25-1174.  
 
This is a challenging budget year for the General Assembly, but our hospitals are also struggling – 70% of hospitals in Colorado operate with unsustainable margins. We cannot afford policy that would further harm our hospital or risk our community’s access to the health care we need.  
 
Access to health care is already at great risk. Federal lawmakers are considering cuts to Medicaid, which provides coverage to nearly 3 million Coloradans and 40% of our kids. Even if only a portion of Congress’ contemplated cuts are adopted, our state could lose billions in federal funding for health care.  
 
At such a delicate time, health policy must be crafted more carefully and cautiously than ever. HB 25-1174 is neither. The bill claims to help Colorado’s safety net, but it doesn’t address the real issue of Colorado’s failed Medicaid re-enrollment and the spike in unpaid care it created.  
 
Rather, HB 25-1174 would arbitrarily shift costs and further destabilize Colorado hospitals.  
 
We cannot deplete one part of our safety net to save another. Please protect access to care in our community by voting NO on HB 25-1174.