1DA27EA98CEDC7C88725899C005EBF88 Hearing Summary

Representative Daugherty and Representative Hartsook, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-252, concerning hospital medical price transparency. The bill requires hospitals to disclose standard charges for services. The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) must design the disclosure template, monitor hospitals for compliance, and take corrective action. Failure to comply is a deceptive trade practice. The bill also moves existing hospital transparency reporting requirements from the Department of Public Health and Environment to HCPF. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Joshua Ewing, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

Kim Bimestefer, representing
HCPF, testified in support of the bill.  She provided a handout to
the committee (Attachment E).  



Nancy Dolson,
representing HCPF, testified in support of the bill.  



Tony Gagliardi,
representing the National Federation of Independent Business, testified
in support of the bill.  



The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.

Austin Blumenfeld,
representing Centennial State Prosperity, testified in support of the bill.
 



Srilekha Palle,
representing Independent Women's Voice, testified in support of the bill.
 



Anne Ladd, representing
Peak Health Alliance, testified in support of the bill.



Written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment F).

Representative Hartsook made concluding remarks on the bill.