Skip to main content
Colorado General AssemblyToggle Main Menu
Agency NameToggle Agency Menu

j_hce_2016a_2016-08-24t09:03:13z4 Hearing Summary

Date: 08/24/2016



Final

Committee Discussion and Bill Draft Ideas



COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Draft a bill that would allow the state to offer a PASS







10:55 AM -- Committee Discussion and Bill Draft Ideas



Kristen Forrestal, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table. Representative Ryden asked committee members for bill suggestions. Senator Kefalas suggested a bill allowing the state to offer a Basic Health Program insurance option in accordance with the PPACA. He explained that a Basic Health Program allows states to provide coverage to individuals who are currently over the income limit to qualify for state medical assistance programs, but whose income is below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

BILL: Committee discussion and Bill Draft Ideas
TIME: 11:00:30 AM
MOVED: Kefalas
MOTION: Draft a bill that would allow the state to offer a Basic Health Program insurance option in accordance with the PPACA. The motion passed on a vote of 5-3.
SECONDED: Lontine
VOTE
Aguilar
Yes
Kefalas
Yes
Landgraf
Excused
Lontine
Yes
Martinez Humenik
No
McCann
Yes
Sias
Excused
Tate
No
Lundberg
No
Ryden
Yes
YES: 5 NO: 3 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS





11:06 AM



The meeting adjourned.










Colorado legislature email addresses ending in @state.co.us are no longer active. Please replace @state.co.us with @coleg.gov for Colorado legislature email addresses.  Details