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House Health & Human Services

Friday, May 8, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Health & Human Services Committee unanimously advanced a rural-hospital rescue that had already started saving money overnight, then split along party lines over a bill letting insured Coloradans count direct-to-consumer drug discounts toward their deductibles.

Key Actions

·Health-Care Payment ProgramsPassed

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Notable Quotes

Already, I can tell you just overnight, this bill saved, for example, Delta's Hospital over a million dollars. So the cost savings for our rural hospitals are significant with what we're doing here today.

Matt SoperThe sponsor tied the vote to immediate, concrete savings for rural hospitals after Colorado withdrew from the Hospital Transformation Program the night before.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (11)Brandi Bradley, Eliza Hamrick, Dusty Johnson, Sheila Lieder, Lindsay Gilchrist, Lori Goldstein, Karen McCormick, Gretchen Rydin, Mary Bradfield, Dan Woog, Katie Stewart
Excused (2)Carlos Barron, Regina English
Laid overAction
Yes (11)Mary Bradfield, Brandi Bradley, Lori Goldstein, Eliza Hamrick, Karen McCormick, Gretchen Rydin, Katie Stewart, Dan Woog, Sheila Lieder, Lindsay Gilchrist, Dusty Johnson
Excused (2)Carlos Barron, Regina English
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Lori Goldstein, Eliza Hamrick, Gretchen Rydin, Katie Stewart, Lindsay Gilchrist, Regina English, Sheila Lieder, Karen McCormick
No (5)Carlos Barron, Mary Bradfield, Brandi Bradley, Dusty Johnson, Dan Woog
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TranscriptPreview
Okay. The last, maybe last meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee is. Oh my gosh. Come to order. Okay. Welcome everyone. We are going to be hearing Senate bill or taking action on Senate Bill 162. Hearing House Bill 1432 and Senate Bill 167 in that order. We have our sponsors here. I will turn it over to Representative Hamrick. Oh, I'm sorry. We should take the role. It's as if I've never done this before. I apologize. Mr. Shadoun, could you please take the role? With pleasure. Representatives Baron. Excused. Bradfield. Representative Bradfield. Oh, here. Bradley. Here. English. Excuse me. Goldstein. Here. Amrick. Here. Johnson. Here. McCormick. Here. Ryden. Here. Stewart. Here. W. Here. Leader. Present. Madam Chair. Here. Okay. Restarting sponsors. Representative Hamrick. Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that Senate Bill 26162 be laid over until May 14th. Seconded by Representative Ryden and Mr. Sudum. Please call the roll. Sorry. Take your time. Representative Zaboddon is excused. Bradfield. Here. What am I doing? We're moving fast. I'm sorry, Representative Bradfield. We are, but. Yes, we are all with you. We're voting to lay over the bill to May 14th. Regret. Lee. Yes. Bradley. Yes. English
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