HB 18-1384

House Bill 18-1384 requires state departments to study different ways to improve health care coverage options for Coloradans. The bill asks the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the Division of Insurance to look into three main ideas: a Medicaid buy-in option, a public-private partnership, or community-based solutions. They need to report back with details on costs, benefits, and which idea is most practical based on certain criteria. This study will involve input from experts, consumers, advocates, providers, and insurance companies. The bill has been signed into law, meaning the state departments are now required to carry out this research and submit their findings as instructed.

Official Summary

The bill requires the department of health care policy and financing and the division of insurance in the department of regulatory agencies (departments) to conduct a study and to prepare and submit a report to certain committees of the general assembly concerning the costs, benefits, and feasibility of implementing a medicaid buy-in option, a public-private partnership option, or a community- or regionally based option for health care coverage. The report must contain a detailed analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each option and must identify the most feasible option based on objectives and criteria described in the bill. In conducting the study, the departments shall engage in a stakeholder process that includes public and private health insurance experts, consumers, consumer advocates, providers, and carriers. The bill includes an appropriation. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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