The survey found that 16 percent of Coloradans have no health insurance, and another 17 percent have inadequate insurance, such as deductibles they wouldn’t be able to pay. This makes a total of 1.5 million people in the state with inadequate or nonexistent insurance coverage.
The survey also found Coloradans were unrealistic about the cost of insurance. Thirty-five percent of people who said they could pay something for insurance said the amount would be $50 or less a month. Ten percent said it would be $25 or less. In reality, insurance in Colorado averages $182 a month per person and can easily reach $700 to $1,000 for people older than 55.
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