h_hie_2018a_2018-01-16t09:50:03z0 Hearing Summary

Kelly Erb, Colorado Rural Health Center, distributed the Snapshot of Rural Colorado handout (Attachment A) and began her presentation about rural health in Colorado.

Ms. Erb spoke on access to healthcare in rural communities.

Ms. Erb discussed the opioid crisis in rural Colorado.

Ms. Erb spoke on access to mental health professionals in rural Colorado.

Members of the committee asked questions about fiscal impact and mobile crisis centers.

Ms. Erb played video spotlighting rural health in Cortez, Colorado.

Members asked Ms. Erb questions regarding cost of healthcare in rural areas, impact from past legislation, time frame of impact and improvement in rural health outlook, state and federal funding, telehealth, medical programs in Colorado universities and working in rural areas.