Final/Annual Reports

2022 Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee Final Report

Subject

Health Care & Health Insurance

Agency

Published

05/03/2023

Submitted herewith is the final report of Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee. This committee was created pursuant to Article 22 of Title 10, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to guide Colorado's health insurance exchange, including reviewing the financial and operational plans of the exchange and approving the appointment of the executive director of the exchange.

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Issue Briefs

Adding Benefits Under Medicaid (2023)

Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides health benefits and services to Coloradans who meet eligibility requirements. Each state administers its own Medicaid program, and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set standards for the program to receive...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/01/2023

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2023 Health and Insurance Legislation

Many bills were introduced this year addressing health care and the insurance industry in Colorado. Recurring topics this session including reproductive health care, hospital and facility policies, prescription drugs, and consumer protections.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/17/2023

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Rural & Frontier Healthcare Preceptor Credit

Report No. 2023-TE11

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

08/23/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Health Care & Health Insurance

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2023 Behavioral Health Major Legislation

Behavioral health continued to be a focus of the General Assembly in 2023. Several bills addressing behavioral health services, mental health providers, step therapy requirements for mental health drugs, substance use, and disordered eating were considered during the legislative session.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/19/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Staff Publications

State Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws

To date, Colorado and ten other states have enacted paid family and medical leave laws. The other states include California, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington. However, the New Hampshire is voluntary for employers...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/04/2023

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Health Care & Health Insurance

Insurance

Labor & Employment

Public Health

Staff Publications

State Funded Behavioral Health Programs

This memorandum provides information about FY 2022-23 appropriations for state-funded behavioral health programs. Information for this memorandum was taken from:

the FY 2022-23 Long Bill, House Bill 22-1329;
other bills that include funding for behavioral health programs

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/03/2023

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Housing

Human Services

Public Health

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave (23-06)

In November 2020, Colorado voters approved Proposition 118, known as the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (act). The act created the Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance (division) within Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to administer the program, which is known...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/28/2023

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Labor & Employment

Local Government

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Home Modification Tax Credit

Report No. 2023-TE1

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/11/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Health Care & Health Insurance

Housing

Issue Briefs

Minors' Medical Records and Consent to Care (22-10)

This issue brief provides an overview of minors’ rights to deny others access to medical records under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and Colorado state law. It also discusses state law pertaining to the ability of minors to consent to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/23/2022

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Health Care & Health Insurance

Staff Publications

2021 and 2022 Behavioral Health Legislation

The opioid epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rise of homelessness strained Colorado’s behavioral health system. This memorandum covers the actions the Colorado General Assembly has taken to strengthen Colorado’s behavioral health care system, including creating the Behavioral Health...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/07/2022

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Related Publications

Pages

Colorado General Assembly