PUBLIC STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & INSURANCE
Date |
03/14/2023 |
Attendance |
Brown |
X |
Garcia |
X |
Hartsook |
X |
Lieder |
* |
McCormick |
X |
Ortiz |
* |
Soper |
* |
Titone |
* |
Weinberg |
X |
deGruy Kennedy |
* |
Daugherty |
X |
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Time |
01:11:21 PM to 02:28:32 PM |
Place |
HCR 0112 |
This Meeting was called to order by |
Daugherty |
This Report was prepared by |
Matthu Beck |
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Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
hHB23-1209 |
Amended, referred to House Appropriations |
hHB23-1227 |
Amended, referred to House Appropriations |
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HB23-1209 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
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01:13:51 PM |
Representatives McCormick
and Boesnecker, prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1209 regarding
analyzing statewide publicly finance healthcare.
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01:17:34 PM |
Dave Davia, representing
the Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association, testified in opposition
to the bill.
Meghan Dollar,
representing the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition
to the bill.
Mr. Brandon Arnold,
representing the Colorado Association of Health Plans, testified in opposition
to the bill.
Mrs. Kelly Campbell,
representing America's Health Insurance Plans, testified in opposition
to the bill.
Meagan Fearing,
representing the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals
- Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Tony Gagliardi,
representing the National Federation of Independent Business, testified
in opposition to the bill.
Members of the
panel answered questions from the committee.
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01:35:42 PM |
Ms. Virginia Gebhart,
representing the Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care, testified
in support of the bill.
Mr. Guinn Unger,
representing the Colorado Healthcare Coalition, testified in support of
the bill.
Dr. Richard Bieser,
representing the Colorado Physicians for a National Health Program, testified
in support of the bill.
Nathan Wilkes,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Greg Smith,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
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01:49:00 PM |
Sarah Staron, representing
Young Invincibles, testified in support of the bill on behalf of Donna
Smith.
Dr. Madeleine
Jacobs, M.D., representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Michael Neil,
representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support
of the bill.
Ms. Karen Pontus,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment A).
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01:56:50 PM |
Representatives Boesnecker
and McCormick explained amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
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01:58:03 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). |
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Moved |
McCormick |
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Seconded |
Ortiz |
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Brown |
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Garcia |
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Hartsook |
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Lieder |
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McCormick |
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Ortiz |
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Soper |
Excused |
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Titone |
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Weinberg |
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deGruy Kennedy |
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Daugherty |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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01:58:04 PM |
Representatives Boesnecker
and McCormick explained amendment L.003 (Attachment C).
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02:00:58 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). |
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Moved |
McCormick |
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Seconded |
Garcia |
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Brown |
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Garcia |
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Hartsook |
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Lieder |
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McCormick |
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Ortiz |
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Soper |
Excused |
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Titone |
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Weinberg |
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deGruy Kennedy |
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Daugherty |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:00:59 PM |
Representatives Boesnecker
and McCormick explained amendment L.004 (Attachment D).
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02:01:36 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D). |
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Moved |
McCormick |
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Seconded |
Ortiz |
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Brown |
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Garcia |
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Hartsook |
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Lieder |
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McCormick |
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Ortiz |
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Soper |
Excused |
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Titone |
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Weinberg |
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deGruy Kennedy |
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Daugherty |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:01:37 PM |
Representatives Boesnecker and McCormick gave closing comments on the bill. Members of the committee gave closing comments.
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02:06:53 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1209, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
McCormick |
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Seconded |
Garcia |
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Brown |
Yes |
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Garcia |
Yes |
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Hartsook |
No |
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Lieder |
Yes |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Ortiz |
Yes |
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Soper |
Excused |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Weinberg |
No |
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deGruy Kennedy |
Yes |
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Daugherty |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 8 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB23-1227 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
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02:07:23 PM |
Representatives Ortiz
and Jodeh presented House Bill 23-1227 regarding enforcement of laws against
pharmacy benefit managers.
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02:14:01 PM |
Mr. Patrick Boyle,
representing the Pharmacy Care Management Association, testified to amend
the bill.
Mr. Brandon Arnold,
representing the Colorado Association of Health Plans, testified to amend
the bill.
Members of the
committee answered questions from the committee.
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02:16:28 PM |
Dr. Leslie Busby,
representing Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, testified in support of the
bill.
Dr. Emily Zadvorny,
representing the Colorado Pharmacists Society, testified in support of
the bill.
Mr. Tony Gagliardi,
representing the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), testified
in support of the bill.
Dr. Ky Davis,
representing RxPlus Pharmacies, testified in support of the bill.
Written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment E).
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02:26:04 PM |
Representatives Ortiz
and Jodeh explained amendment L.001 (Attachment F).
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02:26:25 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment F). |
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Moved |
Ortiz |
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Seconded |
Garcia |
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Brown |
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Garcia |
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Hartsook |
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Lieder |
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McCormick |
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Ortiz |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Weinberg |
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deGruy Kennedy |
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Daugherty |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:26:26 PM |
Representatives Jodeh and Ortiz gave closing remarks.
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02:28:19 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 23-1227, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Moved |
Ortiz |
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Seconded |
Titone |
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Brown |
Yes |
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Garcia |
Yes |
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Hartsook |
Yes |
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Lieder |
Yes |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Ortiz |
Yes |
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Soper |
Yes |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Weinberg |
No |
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deGruy Kennedy |
Excused |
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Daugherty |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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02:28:32 PM |
The committee adjourned. |