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We’re past the halfway point of the 2015 legislative session, which means the pressure is on to move bills forward. The budget discussion is nearing, as the Joint Budget Committee continues its figure-setting work in an attempt to introduce the Long Bill in the Senate on March 23.
The 2015 Legislative Learning Series continues CHI’s tradition of providing useful and evidence-based information for state legislators.
Legislators, in an effort to help seniors age at home as long as possible, have advanced a bill that would provide income tax credits to help offset the cost of upgrading their houses. However, it faces looming questions, especially about its cost.
A measure of bipartisan support emerged this week for Gov. Hickenlooper’s request to fund a program that provides contraceptives to low-income women and teenagers.
The telehealth bill is maintaining momentum. It passed the Senate on second reading tjhis morning, putting it on track to be the first significant piece of health care legislation to pass during the 2015 session.
Telehealth allows doctors to move at the speed of light, seeing patients all across our far-flung state at the touch of a button. A telehealth measure, House Bill 1029, isn’t exactly moving at light speed, but in legislative terms, it’s flying fast.
Alice Rivlin, a public policy icon and still the smartest person in the room at 83, talked about Obamacare from a unique perspective last week at AcademyHealth’s annual National Health Policy Conference.
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget contains several health care-related proposals, including several aimed at reducing Medicare spending. But with Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, how much of the White House spending plan survives remains to be seen.
Legislators turned to Medicaid provider rates, always a tough policy topic, this week.
Emotions ran high on Friday when a crowd of witnesses testified at the Capitol during the hearing for House Bill 1135, the “death with dignity” bill sponsored by Reps. Joann Ginal (D) and Lois Court (D).