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Senate Health & Human Services

Thursday, March 26, 2026·1h 56m·▶ Watch / Listen

Colorado's Senate Health & Human Services Committee advanced a slate of health bills, confirming six nominees to the CHASE hospital-fee board and moving measures on mental-health networks, newborn relinquishment, and Black maternal health — the last drawing the day's lone dissent after wrenching testimony from mothers describing being dismissed and pressured in the delivery room.

Key Actions

·Provider Participation in Health InsurancePassed

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Notable Quotes

Amendment Loo1 now gives carriers 12 months to contact their providers. Since the Bill takes effect January 1, 2027, insurance carriers are given two years to continue to spread disinformation on their websites.

Kate Rawlinson, Colorado Mad Moms · witnessThe central objection to the bill's House-amended form: critics argue the extended cleanup window delays real accountability for inaccurate provider directories.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Scott Bright, Lisa Cutter, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (5)Scott Bright, Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh
Excused (2)Lisa Cutter, Kyle Mullica
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (5)Lindsey Daugherty, Lisa Frizell, Mike Weissman, Iman Jodeh, Kyle Mullica
No (1)Scott Bright
Excused (1)Lisa Cutter
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TranscriptPreview
Senate Health and Human Services will come to order. Mr. Brown, please call the roll. Senators Bright. Here. Hutter. President Daugherty. Here. Frizzell. Excused. Weissman. Good afternoon. Judah. Present. Mr. Chair. Mulligo. Here. Members, our first item on the agenda is confirmation hearing for the Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise. Do we have Ryan R. Brian Westrom, Manat Singh, Ryan Thornton, Julie Nickel, Rain Henry, Hillary Jorgensen. If I called your name. Come on up, please. Sorry. And we can pull up chairs if we can. On the sides, please. How many chairs we need? You're a rock star. Thank you, Hillary. No, you can. Miss Leon is here to introduce him. Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Shay Lyon. I am the Chase Board Coordinator at the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. It's my pleasure to introduce and present Ms. Rain Henry, Ms. Hillary Jorgensen, Ms. Julie Nicole, Ms. Manat Singh, Mr. Ryan Thornton and Mr. Ryan Westrom for recommendation to the Chase Board. The Chase Board oversees and advises on the hospital provider fee. This hospital fee increased reimbursement to Colorado hospitals by more than $483 million this past year for care provided to
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