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45228FEA28041C4E87258C1A0068BDA1 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SMART GOVERNMENT ACT BRIEFING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (HCPF)

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT HEALTH
Date Jan 22, 2025      
Location Old State Library



SMART Government Act Briefing from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) - Committee Discussion Only

12:04:04 PM  
Kim Bimstefer, Rachel
Reiter, Bonnie Silva, Adela Flores-Brennan, Cristen Bates, Rachel Reiter,
Alicia Massell, and Bettina Schneider, representing the Department of Health
Care Policy and Financing presented to the committee. The department provided
an overview of the Medicaid and CHP+ programs in Colorado, Medicaid reimbursement
trends, the department’s plan for Medicaid sustainability, how the federal
Medicaid landscape is expected to impact the state’s budget and policies,
the department’s legislative agenda, issues affecting long term care services
and supports, how recent stimulus funds were used, the impact of recent
Colorado legislation on the department, and the department’s budget requests.



A copy of the
presentation was provided to the committee (Attachment B).



A handout on Hospital
Discounted Care Data was provided to the committee (Attachment C).



A handout answering
additional SMART Act questions was provided to the committee (Attachment
D).
12:50:29 PM  
Committee members asked the panel questions.
01:32:40 PM  
Harold Wright, representing
themself, testified. Kristen Heiserman, representing themself, testified.
Galia Spychalska, representing themself, testified. Maureen Welch, representing
Navigating Disability Colorado, testified.



Committee members
asked the panel questions.
01:48:06 PM  
Ms. Rachael Selmeski,
representing themself, testified. Hillary Jorgensen, representing Colorado
Cross Disability Coalition, testified. Ms. Elizabeth Moran, representing
The Arc of Colorado, testified. Ms. Pamela Bisceglia, representing ADVOCACYDENVER,
testified.
01:58:23 PM  
Mr. Andrew Rose,
representing COMBINE, testified. Betsy Casey, representing themself, testified.
Ms. Hanni Raley, representing The Arc of Aurora, testified.






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