The Commission has 24 members, including eight consumers, eight purchasers who are not health care providers, and eight experts and business leaders.  The category of experts and business leaders includes experts in health care and health insurance (including local governments and state government officials and nonprofit organizations); experts in the field of developmental disabilities; health care providers; and members of the insurance industry.

Per SB06-208, appointments were made by five appointing Authorities: Governor Owens, Senate President FitzGerald, Speaker Romanoff, Senate Minority Leader McElhany and House Minority Leader May.

Governor Owens Appointees:
Clarke D. Becker,   Executive Director, Colorado Rural Development Council
Carrie A. Besnette, Vice President, The Daniels Fund
R. Allan Jensen, Independent Life and Health Insurance Broker
Joan M. Weber, Benefits Risk Manager, City of Englewood
David F. Rivera, Commissioner of Insurance, State of Colorado
Lisa M. Esgar, Sr. Director, Operations & Finance, Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, State of Colorado

Speaker Romanoff Appointees:
Erik Ammidown, Director Health & Disability Benefits, Qwest Communications
Elisabeth Arenales, Healthcare Program Director, Colorado Center on Law & Policy
Donna Marshall, Executive Director, Colorado Business Group on Health
Arnold Salazar, Colorado Behavioral Health Care Council
Mark Wallace, MD, MPH, Founder, Northern Colorado Health Alliance
Barbara Yondorf, Senior Program Officer, Rose Community Foundation

Senate President Fitz-Gerald Appointees:
David A. Downs, Jr. MD
Julia Greene, Director, Health Systems Colorado
Grant Jones, Executive Director, Center for African American Health
Mark Simon, Disability Advocate
Daniel Stenersen, President & CEO, Shalom Park
Steven J. Summer, President & CEO, Colorado Hospital Association

Senate Minority Leader McElhany Appointees:
Steve ErkenBrack, Chair, Health Care Committee, Club 20
William N. Lindsay III, CLU, CEBS, RPA, President, Benefits Group, Lockton Companies of Colorado, Inc.
Ralph Pollock, Chair, Business Committee on Health Care, CACI

House Minority Leader May Appointees:
Christy Blakely, Director, Family Voices
Linda Gorman, Director, Health Policy Center, Independence Institute
Pam Nicholson, Sr. Vice President, Advocacy and Community Partnerships, Centura Health