Issue Briefs

Overview of Behavioral Health Administration (22-06)

Subjects

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Agency

Published

11/03/2022

The health care system frequently distinguishes between physical and behavioral health. Physical health refers to the condition of the body. Behavioral health refers to the condition of cognitive processing systems. Behavioral health services include, among others: individual and group therapy; psychiatric care; assertive community treatment; substance use disorder services; and prevention and early intervention activities.

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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Heath Care and Health Insurance Legislation

Many pieces of legislation regarding health care and health insurance made their way through the 74^th General Assembly. Most of the legislation fell into the following categories: removing barriers to treatment, and licensing requirements.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/28/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Issue Briefs

Colorado’s Health Insurance Market

Health insurance is a method of paying or receiving reimbursement for health care costs from covered services. Health insurance companies spread the costs and risk of covered health care services across all members of a plan in exchange for premiums and other cost-sharing mechanisms, such as...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/28/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Behavioral Health Legislation

Addressing the substance use disorder epidemic and providing behavioral health resources to communities throughout Colorado were the two major behavioral health care themes that emerged during the Second Regular Session of the 74th General Assembly. Important behavioral health bills are...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/24/2024

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Human Services, Children, and Domestic Matters Legislation

Many pieces of legislation regarding human services made their way through the 74th General Assembly. Human Services legislation primarily focused on child welfare issues, funding senior services, and addressing housing concerns through Medicaid.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/24/2024

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Issue Briefs

Health Care Prior Authorization Practices

Prior authorization—sometimes referred to as preauthorization or precertification—is a process by which an insurer reviews a request for health care services or drugs before consenting to cover the costs of the proposed treatment. Upon receiving a request, an insurer can approve or deny the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/23/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Final/Annual Reports

Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee 2023 Final Report

The committee studies the implementation of Colorado's health exchange. It reviews and approves grants applied for by the exchange's board of directors to implement the exchange, approves the exchange's executive director, and recommends legislation on the operation of the exchange.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/25/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Final/Annual Reports

2023 Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Final Report

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Legislative Oversight Committee for the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System. This committee was created pursuant to Article 98 of Title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/17/2024

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Final/Annual Reports

2023 Colorado’s Child Welfare System Interim Study Committee Final Report

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Child Welfare System Interim Study Committee. The committee was created pursuant to Interim Committee Request Letter 2023-01. The purpose of this committee is to take a holistic look at Colorado’s child welfare system to address the major factors...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/17/2024

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

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.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/08/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Issue Briefs

Medicaid Waiver Programs: Waivers for Adults

Colorado currently administers ten Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the six waivers available to adults.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/08/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Related Publications

Pages

Colorado General Assembly