Colorado Revised Statutes Title 13. Courts and Court Procedure § 13-64-201. Legislative declaration

(a) Alleviate the practical problems incident to the unpredictability of future losses;

(b) Effectuate more precise awards of damages for actual losses;

(c) Pay damages as the losses are found to accrue;

(d) Assure that payments of damages more nearly serve the purposes for which they are awarded;

(e) Reduce the burden on public assistance costs created by the dissipation of lump-sum payments; and

(f) Conform to the income tax policies in the federal “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” and the laws of this state with respect to compensation for personal injuries.