8EB57E51CEE4B8F287258479005BFAF2 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For UPDATES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCINGINTERIM COMMITTEE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL READINESSDate Sep 18, 2019 Location SCR 357 Updates from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/1094241243B2...$File/190918 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 190918 AttachE.pdf 10:44:42 AM Senator Story invited Tom Massey, Deputy Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF), to begin his presentation, which can be found as Attachment E. Mr. Massey spoke about Health First Colorado, the new name for the state's Medicaid program, as well as the mission and purpose of the department. He talked about enrollment in Health First Colorado, which currently has 503,321 children enrolled, a decrease from prior years, as well as the 79,255 children currently enrolled in Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+). He answered questions from the commission about outreach and the statewide goals of the program, which are that children start school ready to learn, supporting families at the earliest opportunity, and maintaining necessary programs and services that work together to support healthy child development and school readiness. He spoke about the Aligning Early Childhood and Medicaid (AECM) grant, as well as the importance of school-based health centers, behavioral health integration, and increasing the school counselor corps.