DCEEA7ACEC8352DF872584F60078F2B5 Hearing Summary

Maureen Welch, representing herself, spoke about issues facing the IDD population and the facilities that provide care. She discussed the issues with finding services on the CDPHE webpage and looking at reviews for providers. Ms. Welch responded to questions from the committee. Ms. Hunsaker Ryan responded to a question from the committee about the CDPHE webpage for finding services being inaccessible.

Randy Kuykendall, CDPHE, responded to the question about the CDPHE website and allowing the survey results for health facilities to be accessible online.

Pam Long, representing herself, discussed her concern about the number of children in the state with autism and distributed a handout (Attachment D). Theresa Wrangham, National Vaccine Information Center, discussed concerns relating to CDPHE's transparency about vaccinations. Phil Silberman, Colorado Health Choice Alliance, discussed his concern about the lack of CDPHE's focus on the number of Coloradans with chronic illnesses and CDPHE's increased focus on individuals who don't vaccinate their children.  The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Dr. John Bender, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, discussed the decrease in deaths from vaccine preventable diseases once the vaccines became available. Emily Wright, Colorado Parents for Vaccinated Communities, spoke about the importance of increasing vaccination rates. The panel responded to questions from the committee.