Ritter signs bill creating Colorado Cares Rx Program

A Monday morning press release from the office of the guv states, in part:

[Bill Ritter stated,] "I pledged not only to seek long-term solutions to a health-care crisis that has 17% of our population without insurance, but also to take immediate action to lower costs. We took a step last week when I signed my first executive order and established a Preferred Drug List. We take another big step today by signing Senate Bill 1 and creating the Colorado Cares Rx Program."

The program will provide up to 264,000 eligible Coloradans with access to discounted medications.