H_HIE_2018A 01/16/2018 09:50:03 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, INSURANCE, & ENVIRONMENT Date 01/16/2018 Attendance Beckman X Buckner E Covarrubias X Humphrey X Jackson X Kennedy X Landgraf X Lontine X Ransom X Roberts X Wilson X Esgar X Ginal X Time 09:50:03 AM to 10:58:22 AM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by Ginal This Report was prepared by James Reed Hearing Items Action Taken hPresentation from the Colorado Rural Health Center Committee Discussion Only Presentation from the Colorado Rural Health Center - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/F6B8904A3101...$File/180116 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 180116 AttachA.pdf 09:52:06 AM Kelly Erb, Colorado Rural Health Center, distributed the Snapshot of Rural Colorado handout (Attachment A) and began her presentation about rural health in Colorado. 09:59:36 AM Ms. Erb spoke on access to healthcare in rural communities. 10:00:22 AM Ms. Erb discussed the opioid crisis in rural Colorado. 10:04:01 AM Ms. Erb spoke on access to mental health professionals in rural Colorado. 10:08:07 AM Members of the committee asked questions about fiscal impact and mobile crisis centers. 10:17:17 AM Ms. Erb played video spotlighting rural health in Cortez, Colorado. 10:34:14 AM Members asked Ms. Erb questions regarding cost of healthcare in rural areas, impact from past legislation, time frame of impact and improvement in rural health outlook, state and federal funding, telehealth, medical programs in Colorado universities and working in rural areas. 09:51:08 AM Chairwomen Representative Ginal called the meeting to order and welcomed the committee members. Representative Ginal welcomed new committee members Representative Roberts and Representative Wilson. 10:58:22 AM Committee Adjourned