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CA748C382247F73E8725898200774B81 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1183

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 30, 2023      
Location SCR 357



HB23-1183 - Referred to Senate Appropriations


03:43:12 PM  
Senator Winter, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 23-1183 concerning requiring the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to review applications to exempt prescriptions for serious or complex medical conditions from any requirement to try an alternative drug (step-therapy requirement).
03:46:43 PM  
Mr. Brett Michelin,
representing
the
Association
for Accessible Medicines, testified to amend the bill.
03:49:10 PM  
Melissa Horn, representing
the
Arthritis Foundation,
testified in support of the bill.




Mr, RJ Ours, representing
the
American Cancer
Society Cancer Action Network, testified in support of the bill.

03:54:48 PM  
Rachel Peterson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:57:48 PM  
Ms. Jill Dean, representing
the
Chronic Care
Collaborative, testified in support of the bill.
03:59:56 PM  
Mrs. Sara Froelich,
representing Rebecca Gillett, testified in support of the bill.




Mrs. Marcee Aude,
representing
the
Epilepsy Foundation
of CO and WY, testified in support of the bill.




Committee members
asked the panel questions.




Additional written
testimony can be found in Attachment I.



04:13:18 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1183 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Buckner Yes
Cutter Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Mullica Yes
Rich Yes
Smallwood Yes
Will Excused
Ginal Yes
Fields Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS