In House Bill 08-1390, the Colorado General Assembly created a task force to develop a plan for funding CoverColorado, the state's high-risk insurance pool, so that the program can be sustained over the next ten years. TAG provided comprehensive staffing, facilitation, and writing services to assist the Task Force in creating and delivering its final report to the Legislature on March 31, 2009. Click here to view the final report.

In early 2007, Governor Bill Ritter established the P20 Education Coordinating Council. TAG currently facilitates and provides process and content support for the Council's System Transformation Subcommittee, co-chaired by Lt. Governor Barbara O'Brien, which aims to develop strategies to transform the way Colorado approaches and delivers public education to a more effective, coordinated, and student-centered system that will meet the needs for Colorado's future.

This is a collaborative effort supported by The Colorado Trust to provide a planning forum for health care providers, educational institutions, policy leaders and economic development and workforce planning stakeholders to develop a strategic plan that supports systems improvements by advancing key health professions workforce solutions and public policy priorities for Colorado. TAG provides comprehensive staffing, facilitation, and research assistance to the Collaborative and its members. Click here for more information.

JOCI, a joint effort of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission, was formed out of the two entities' shared commitment to achieving a coherent and coordinated national ocean policy. TAG provided keypad polling services to assist the two commissions in developing a set of recommendations on U.S. ocean policy at the request of the Obama administration in early 2009. Click here for more information on JOCI.

HCCU was an unprecedented effort among major influencers of federal health care policy to develop consensus recommendations to Congress. Participants included senior officials of America's Health Insurance Plans, American Medical Association, FamiliesUSA, US Chamber of Commerce, American Public Health Association , AARP and others. The project produced a consensus recommendation announced in January of 2007 that can be found here: http://www.coalitionfortheuninsured.org. Adams was a member of the facilitation team that was led by Search for Common Ground and The Meridian Institute.

In the fall and winter of 2007, Governor Ritter undertook a statewide dialogue with more than 400 community leaders about their vision and values for health care reform. In conjunction with the Governor's Office, TAG directed and facilitated the process and provided keypad polling devices for use by meeting participants. Click here for the dialogue guide and here for final report.

In 2007, Governor Ritter issued an executive order creating a task force to make recommendations to address the nurse shortage in Colorado and to identify nursing-sensitive measures to be included on Colorado's Hospital Report Card. The task force was co-chaired by appointees of the Colorado Hospital Association and The Nurse Alliance of SEIU. TAG Strategies provided comprehensive staffing and facilitation. Click here for the final report.

The Dr. A.J. Kauvar Foundation adapted a community-based health care coverage program to be implemented in Pueblo County, Colorado. The plan is based upon offering a basic benefit package designed using CHAT (Choosing Health plans All Together) combined with a financing plan that divides the cost between the employer, employee and government. More information can be found at www.healthaccesspueblo.org. TAG Strategies, on behalf of the Kauvar Foundation, has provided comprehensive project management and facilitation.

In 2004, TAG facilitated a series of negotiations between the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and the DPS. The talks included discussion of PROCOMP implementation issues, working conditions, professional development and other issues.