Bennet promises to launch a Colorado Public Option health insurance plan.

Michael’s plan to transform Colorado’s health care system by launching a Colorado Public Option ... As Governor, I’m committed to transforming our health care system to focus on what works for patients by launching a Colorado Public Option...

Bennet explicitly commits to launching a Colorado Public Option as part of his plan for the state's health care system.

Michael Bennet Releases Comprehensive Plan to Transform Colorado’s Health Care System - Michael Bennet for Governor
campaign · press_release · model gpt-4.1

"Plan will lower health care costs by launching Colorado Public Option..." and "As Governor, I’m committed to transforming our health care system... by launching a Colorado Public Option"

Bennet’s 2026 gubernatorial campaign explicitly promises to launch a Colorado Public Option, but this is a pledge, not evidence of completion.

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Michael Bennet Releases Comprehensive Plan to Transform Colorado’s Health Care System - Michael Bennet for Governor
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

"The act requires the commissioner of insurance... to establish a standardized health benefit plan by rule on or before January 1, 2022"

Colorado enacted the Colorado Option through state law in 2021, showing the public option existed as a state program independent of Bennet’s gubernatorial promise.

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HB21-1232 Standardized Health Benefit Plan Colorado Option | Colorado General Assembly
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

"The Colorado Option is available to all Coloradans who buy their health insurance on the individual market..." and "House Bill 21-1232 ... signed into law June 16, 2021"

The Colorado Division of Insurance confirms the Colorado Option is a live state program, but the record does not attribute its launch to Bennet; it was implemented under Colorado law and state agencies.

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Colorado Option | DORA - Division of Insurance
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 95%

"Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announced the reintroduction of their legislation... which would create a public option"

Bennet repeatedly introduced federal public-option legislation in the Senate, which shows concrete effort toward the policy objective even though it is not the same as launching a Colorado public option as governor.

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Bennet, Kaine Announce Introduction of Medicare-X Choice Act to Achieve Universal Health Care
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 89%