20ACC8BB29B459C987258C7F0067062C Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-048

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date May 3, 2025
Location HCR 0112

SB25-048 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

Attachment B - Combined.pdf

Attachment C

Attachment C.pdf

12:45:19 PM

The committee was placed in a brief recess.

12:50:51 PM

The committee came back to order.

12:51:00 PM

The primary bill
sponsors, Representatives Brown and Mabrey, introduced Senate Bill 25-048
to the House Health and Human Services Committee. This bill requires individual
and group health insurance plans to provide coverage for the treatment
of obesity and pre-diabetes. Specifically, it requires coverage for the
National Diabetes Prevention Program; medical nutrition therapy; intensive
behavioral or lifestyle therapy; and metabolic and bariatric surgery. For
large group health benefit plans, insurers must offer the option to purchase
coverage for federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved anti-obesity
medications, including at least one FDA-approved GLP-1 medication, unless
the cost of premiums would not cover the expected benefits. The state insurance
commissioner may adopt rules to implement the bill.

12:55:54 PM

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

01:10:28 PM

Jason Hopfer, representing CO Association of Health Plans, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Joanna Cummings, representing Colorado Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Dr. Adam Gilden, representing University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment B).

01:22:31 PM

The panel responded to questions from the committee.

01:27:09 PM

The bill sponsors
introduced amendment L.019 (Attachment C).

01:28:14 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.019 (Attachment C).
	Moved	Brown
	Seconded	McCormick

	Bradfield
	English
	Feret
	Garcia Sander
	Gilchrist
	Hamrick
	Johnson
	McCormick
	Rydin
	Stewart K.
	Taggart
	Lieder
	Brown
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:28:14 PM

The primary bill sponsor provided closing comments on the bill.

01:32:14 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 25-048, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Brown
	Seconded	Lieder

	Bradfield	No
	English	No
	Feret	Yes
	Garcia Sander	No
	Gilchrist	Yes
	Hamrick	Yes
	Johnson	No
	McCormick	Yes
	Rydin	No
	Stewart K.	Yes
	Taggart	No
	Lieder	Yes
	Brown	Yes
	Final	YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB25-048 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly