Norma Portnoy of Community Health Services and Dawn Fetzko of the Colorado Primary Care Clinic discuss the important role of Colorado and Denver’s safety net clinics. Yet dramatically increased demand for health services, rising costs, shrinking payments and a shortage of health care providers make access to health care difficult for many Coloradans. They urge legislators to continue to support health service providers, so we can help solve the problems of medically underserved Coloradans, and help our communities thrive.