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The Joint Budget Committee, which reviewed the annual budget request from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing on Wednesday, approved the majority of HCPF’s requests but disagreed on one of its major initiatives.
The Colorado House on Monday (March 12) approved continuing an innovative health care pilot program in Pueblo County for five years, extending it until July 2017. Health Access Pueblo is a community-based non-profit that seeks to provide affordable health care for adults who are employed but uninsured.
In this weekly legislative update, we’re focusing on SB 12-127, a bill that addresses a complex but important subject - Coloradans who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare coverage (“dual eligibles”) - and how to best provide medical care for them within new health delivery systems in our state.
A bill to increase the transparency of hospitals around such issues as financial assistance, charity care and payment policies passed a significant milestone Thursday.
An emerging theme for the 2012 legislative session—the level and role of government regulation and oversight—gained traction last week with the introduction of two health-related bills.
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has a front row seat for what may be one of the most exciting events in 2012.
Three proposals have been introduced this session to reform the state Medicaid program to address the increasing expenditures of the program.
This week and next week we will be updating the list of health-related bills we are watching as they are introduced.
As the 2012 session of the Colorado Legislature gets underway, the Colorado Health Institute is closely tracking all things health policy over at the Capitol.
As a twenty-something, I get my health policy news from a variety of sources: Twitter, daily email digests, Kaiser Health News, blogs, and even the hard-copy New York Times on Sunday morning.