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With less than four weeks left in the 2013 session, it is crunch time at the Capitol. Lawmakers are scrambling to get their bills passed before closing day on May 8. Here is a recap of the bills that have been introduced since our last legislative roundup.
This year's state budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars in new health-related spending, including investments in mental health programs, increased Medicaid reimbursement rates and funding to overhaul the system that administers the state’s Medicaid program.
A bill relating to the long-term financing of the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange has officially been introduced in the House. How would COHBE be financed, and how would those fees compare with the federal health benefit exchange?
The bill setting the stage for Medicaid expansion passed its first hurdle Thursday evening. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 5-2 in favor of SB 200, the bill sponsored by Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, that would allow Colorado to participate in the Medicaid expansion outlined in the Affordable Care Act.
The much-anticipated Medicaid expansion bill was introduced in the Senate last Friday by Senator Aguilar. The bill itself is simple, but the debate is likely to be more complicated.
Few health-related bills have been introduced since our last legislative roundup, but here is the roundup of bills we are watching and their updated status.
It’s not every day that Republicans, Democrats, insurance companies and advocacy groups all agree on a health care policy. But that was the case yesterday with Representative Beth McCann’s bill to repeal CoverColorado (HB13-1115).
Since our last legislative roundup, many health-related bills have been introduced. In this week’s list, we included the bills from the last round-up and updated their status. We’ve also added several new bills and summaries.
Here at CHI, we took a short break from our focus on health policy and turned our attention to the White House as we head into President’s Day Weekend. Each staffer picked a favorite president – and provided the reason.
One of the many bills that the Colorado Health Institute is tracking this session is HB 13-1006 (Breakfast After the Bell Nutrition Program). HB 13-1006 would require each Colorado school in which 70 percent or more of its students are eligible for free or reduced lunch to offer a free breakfast to all students.