Health Care Cost Savings Act of 2019
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2019 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning the enactment of the "Health Care Cost Savings Act of 2019" that creates a task force to analyze health care financing systems in order to give the general assembly findings regarding the systems' costs of providing adequate health care to residents of the state, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
Health care cost analysis task force - creation - analysis of health care financing systems - report - gifts, grants, and donations - repeal - appropriation. The act creates the health care cost analysis task force (task force). The president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall each appoint one legislative member to the task force. The governor shall appoint 4 members to the task force. The executive directors of the departments of human services, public health and environment, and health care policy and financing, or their designees, also serve on the task force.
The task force is required to issue a competitive solicitation in order to select an analyst to provide a detailed analysis of fiscal costs and other impacts to 3 health care financing systems. The health care financing systems to be analyzed are:
- The current health care financing system, in which residents receive health care coverage from private and public insurance carriers or are uninsured;
- A multi-payer universal health care system, in which all residents of Colorado are covered under a plan with a mandated set of benefits that is publicly funded and paid for by employer and employee contributions; and
- A publicly financed and privately delivered universal health care system that directly compensates providers.
The task force is required to report the findings of the analyst to the general assembly.
The task force may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the analysis. The general assembly may appropriate money to the health care cost analysis cash fund for the purposes of the task force, the analysis, and reporting requirements.
The act appropriates $92,649 to the department of health care policy and financing from the general fund to implement the act.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Committees
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 19-1176 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-4. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 19-1176 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 19-1176 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-8. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.007 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 19-1176, as amended, to the Committee on Legislative Council. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). | The motion passed on a vote of 6-4. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 19-1176, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-4. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/03/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
24
AYE
11
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/03/2019 | Third Reading | AMEND (L.022) |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/03/2019 | Senate Amendments | REPASS |
40
AYE
23
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/03/2019 | Senate Amendments | CONCUR |
39
AYE
24
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/23/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
40
AYE
24
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/03/2019 | L.022 | Third Reading | Passed | |
| 05/02/2019 | L.018 | Second Reading | Lost [**] | |
| 05/02/2019 | L.014 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/22/2019 | L.012 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/17/2019 | L.007 | HOU Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 03/27/2019 | L.002 | HOU Health & Insurance | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/31/2019 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/20/2019 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/20/2019 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/20/2019 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/03/2019 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 05/03/2019 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 05/02/2019 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 04/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/26/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/25/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 04/23/2019 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
| 04/23/2019 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/22/2019 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/19/2019 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/18/2019 | House | House Committee on Legislative Council Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/17/2019 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Legislative Council |
| 03/27/2019 | House | House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 03/20/2019 | House | House Committee on Health & Insurance Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only |
| 02/12/2019 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/31/2019 | 381 | Health Care Cost Savings Act of 2019 |