Issue Briefs

Medicaid Waiver Programs (Part I-Home-and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Children (2015)

Subjects

Children & Domestic Matters

Health Care & Health Insurance

Agency

Published

11/23/2015

Colorado currently administers 11 Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the five waivers available to children. An issue brief entitled Medicaid Waiver Programs Part II – Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Adults discusses the six waivers available to adults.

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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Heath Care and Health Insurance Legislation

Many pieces of legislation regarding health care and health insurance made their way through the 74^th General Assembly. Most of the legislation fell into the following categories: removing barriers to treatment, and licensing requirements.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/28/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Issue Briefs

Colorado’s Health Insurance Market

Health insurance is a method of paying or receiving reimbursement for health care costs from covered services. Health insurance companies spread the costs and risk of covered health care services across all members of a plan in exchange for premiums and other cost-sharing mechanisms, such as...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/28/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Human Services, Children, and Domestic Matters Legislation

Many pieces of legislation regarding human services made their way through the 74th General Assembly. Human Services legislation primarily focused on child welfare issues, funding senior services, and addressing housing concerns through Medicaid.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/24/2024

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Behavioral Health Legislation

Addressing the substance use disorder epidemic and providing behavioral health resources to communities throughout Colorado were the two major behavioral health care themes that emerged during the Second Regular Session of the 74th General Assembly. Important behavioral health bills are...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/24/2024

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Issue Briefs

Health Care Prior Authorization Practices

Prior authorization—sometimes referred to as preauthorization or precertification—is a process by which an insurer reviews a request for health care services or drugs before consenting to cover the costs of the proposed treatment. Upon receiving a request, an insurer can approve or deny the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/23/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Staff Publications

Implications of Social Media Use on Adolescent Mental Health and Policy Framework

The relationship between social media use and adolescent mental health has prompted a rise in regulatory policy across the nation and in Colorado. This memorandum examines social media use and adolescent health outcomes, the predominant policy frameworks in this domain, and federal and state...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/11/2024

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Children & Domestic Matters

Public Health

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Final/Annual Reports

Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee 2023 Final Report

The committee studies the implementation of Colorado's health exchange. It reviews and approves grants applied for by the exchange's board of directors to implement the exchange, approves the exchange's executive director, and recommends legislation on the operation of the exchange.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/25/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Final/Annual Reports

2023 Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee Final Report

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Hugh McKean Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee. This committee was created pursuant to Section 2-2-1305.5, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to review the work of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council (COYAC) and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/17/2024

Subject:

Children & Domestic Matters

Final/Annual Reports

2023 Colorado’s Child Welfare System Interim Study Committee Final Report

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Child Welfare System Interim Study Committee. The committee was created pursuant to Interim Committee Request Letter 2023-01. The purpose of this committee is to take a holistic look at Colorado’s child welfare system to address the major factors...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/17/2024

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Issue Briefs

Medicaid Waiver Programs: Waivers for Children

Colorado currently administers ten Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the four waivers available to children.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/08/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

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Pages

Colorado General Assembly