Joint Budget Committee
The Joint Budget Committee cleared two health-care bill drafts 6-0, but only after a combustible fight over LLS 0978, a statistical-sampling and extrapolation-audit measure aimed at recovering improper Medicaid payments — a debate that saw Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer declare her confidence in the state health department 'at zero at best' before the panel recessed to write guardrails.
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“I've had it with this department and I don't know where all the rest of you are, but I've had it with this department. Numbers aren't right. That we get from them. Data's not correct. Why would we think they'd be able to perform an audit correctly and then come back in and say that CMS audit findings are not completely accurate?”
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Sign in to subscribeThe Joint Budget Committee will come to order. We have a couple more bills to consider and Mr. Kurtz, you are here for both of them. Which does the committee prefer to start with? Sure. All right, so the second bill draft in your binder, LLS number 825, changes to coverall. This is a new draft. Anything to point our attention to. I. I'm not sure if any committee members had anything they wanted to make note of. Okay. All right. Everyone had a chance to look at. Vice Chair Bridges. Thank you, Madam Chair. I move to introduce LLS 0825 changes to cover all Coloradans program. Are there any objections? That passes on a vote of 6 to 0. This bill will start in the House and run with the long bill. House sponsors will be Brown and Taggart and in the Senate, Amable and Kirkmeyer. Sirota and Bridges will co sponsor. And I know you give permission, blanket permission for technical changes. Since I'm aware of a technical change, I'll just point it out in the appropriations clause. You've got a bill going through that's going to do away with the adult dental fund and replace it with…
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