S_HHS_2024A 03/20/2024 11:15:19 AM Committee Summary

Jason Portz and Brian Turner, appointees to the Colorado Health Facilities Authority, came to the table. The appointment letter may be found in Attachment A. Corinne Johnson, Executive Director at Colorado Health Facilities Authority, introduced the appointees and described their background working with health facilities. Both appointees discussed their reasons for wanting to serve on the board. Committee members made comments to the appointees.

The committee recessed.

Senator Roberts,
primary bill sponsor, presented House Bill 24-1258. If a person is forced
to change carriers because a small group plan carrier left the market,
the bill requires the new carrier to credit all out-of-pocket expenses
paid by the person in the given plan year in accordance with the terms
of the original carrier.



Senator Roberts
provided a handout to the committee (Attachment B).



Committee members asked Senator Roberts questions.

Kate Harris, representing
Division of Insurance, testified in support of the bill.



The committee
asked Ms. Harris questions.

The committee recessed.

The committee resumed.

The committee continued to ask the bill sponsor and Ms. Harris questions.

Senators Roberts and Simpson, primary bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-168 which requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to reimburse outpatient facilities for telehealth remote patient monitoring services, award grants for facilities to purchase equipment for telehealth remote monitoring, and cover continuous glucose monitors for Medicaid members.

Committee members asked the bill sponsors questions.

Brendan Feng, representing Legislative Council Staff - Fiscal Analyst, joined the committee to answer questions about the fiscal note.

Kelly Erb, representing
Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Erb distributed
a publication that may be accessed via the following link: https://coruralhealth.org/snapshot-of-rural-health



Rebecca Daniels, representing San Luis Valley Health, testified in support
of the bill.



Jayden Miracle, representing Melissa Memorial Hospital, testified in support
of the bill.



Tamara Laws, representing Melissa Memorial Hospital, testified in support
of the bill.



Dr. Blake McLaughlin, representing Sterling Regional Medical Center, testified
in support of the bill.

Ms. Christine Fallabel, representing The American Diabetes Association, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Tracy Hofeditz, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Karla Saffer, representing Wray Community District Hospital & Clinic, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Emily Kosirog, representing themself, testified to amend the bill.

Ms. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Dr. Sean Oser, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Andrew Davis, representing Intermountain Health and the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Katherine Stephens-Bogard MS RDN BC-ADM CDCES, representing American Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, CO community, testified in support of the bill.

Adela Flores-Brennan, representing Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing Department, was available to answer committee questions.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment C).

Senator Roberts discussed amendment L.002 (Attachment E).

The primary bill sponsors provided closing remarks.

Committee members provided closing remarks.