Final/Annual Reports
2022 Statewide Health Care Review Committee Final Report
Pursuant to Section 10-16-221, Colorado Revised Statutes, the Statewide Health Care Review Committee was created to study health care issues across the state.
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Staff Publications
2021 and 2022 Behavioral Health Legislation
The opioid epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rise of homelessness strained Colorado’s behavioral health system. This memorandum covers the actions the Colorado General Assembly has taken to strengthen Colorado’s behavioral health care system, including creating the Behavioral Health...
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Home Modification Tax Credit
Report No. 2023-TE1
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2022 Insurance, Financial Services, and Commerce Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly passed several laws related to the regulation of the business of insurance in the state, as well as laws related to workers’ compensation claims and commercial regulation.
Staff Publications
State Funded Behavioral Health Programs
This memorandum provides information about FY 2022-23 appropriations for state-funded behavioral health programs. Information for this memorandum was taken from:
- the FY 2022-23 Long Bill, House Bill 22-1329;
- other bills that include funding for behavioral health programs ...
04/03/2023
Health Care & Health Insurance
Housing
Human Services
Public Health
State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications
State Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws
To date, Colorado and ten other states have enacted paid family and medical leave laws. The other states include California, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington. However, the New Hampshire is voluntary for employers...
04/04/2023
Business & Economic Development
Health Care & Health Insurance
Insurance
Labor & Employment
Public Health
Final/Annual Reports
2022 Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee Final Report
Submitted herewith is the final report of Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee. This committee was created pursuant to Article 22 of Title 10, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to guide Colorado's health insurance exchange,...
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Structural Insurance Premium Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2023-TE5
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2023 Behavioral Health Major Legislation
Behavioral health continued to be a focus of the General Assembly in 2023. Several bills addressing behavioral health services, mental health providers, step therapy requirements for mental health drugs, substance use, and disordered eating were considered during the legislative session.
Final/Annual Reports
2012 Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee.
Final/Annual Reports
2013 Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee.
Final/Annual Reports
2014 Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Rural and Frontier Healthcare Preceptor Credit
Report No. 2019-TE1
Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in August 2023. Click HERE to access the August 2023 report.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Rural & Frontier Healthcare Preceptor Credit
Report No. 2023-TE11
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Credit for Insolvency Assessments Paid
Report No. 2023-TE12
Issue Briefs
Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave (23-06)
In November 2020, Colorado voters approved Proposition 118, known as the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (act). The act created the Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance (division) within Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to administer the program, which is known...
02/28/2023
Health Care & Health Insurance
Labor & Employment
Local Government
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2023 Health and Insurance Legislation
Many bills were introduced this year addressing health care and the insurance industry in Colorado. Recurring topics this session including reproductive health care, hospital and facility policies, prescription drugs, and consumer protections.
Issue Briefs
Adding Benefits Under Medicaid (2023)
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides health benefits and services to Coloradans who meet eligibility requirements. Each state administers its own Medicaid program, and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set standards for the program to receive...
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Fraternal Society Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE2
Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in November 2023. Click HERE to access the November 2023 report.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Fraternal Society Exemption
Report No. 2023-TE17
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Health Care Legislation (2018)
During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of measures related to Medicaid, insurance carriers, and health care facilities. It also considered measures concerning substance use disorders, health care costs, and the health care workforce.
Final/Annual Reports
Statewide Health Care Review Committee Final Report
Pursuant to Section 10‑16-221, C.R.S., the Statewide Health Care Review Committee was created to study health care issues across the state.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Organ Donor Employer Credit
Report No. 2023-TE18
Staff Publications
Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee Final Report
The Interim Committee on Opiod and other Substance Use Disorders was created pursuant to Section 10-22.3-101.
Issue Briefs
Medicaid Waiver Programs: Waivers for Children
Colorado currently administers ten Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the four waivers available to children.