HB 25-1226

House Bill 25-1226, which has been signed into law, establishes a committee to study health-care billing practices in Colorado. The committee will investigate whether patients are getting their bills on time and why delays might occur. They'll also suggest ways the state can make sure all patients receive timely billing for healthcare services. This affects anyone who uses healthcare services in Colorado. Since the bill is signed, the committee can now start its work to improve how health-care bills are handled across the state.

Official Summary

The bill tasks the statewide health care review interim committee with studying health-care billing practices across the state during the 2025 interim to: Deduce whether patients across the state are receiving timely billing for health-care services, and if not, determine why; and Consider potential legislative changes to ensure that patients across the state are guaranteed timely billing for health-care services. The committee may meet up to 4 times during the 2025 interim to complete this study and must, within 90 days after their final meeting during the 2025 interim , submit to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health matters a report that contains: A brief recap of the committee's meetings; The committee's findings; and Recommendations, if any, regarding legislative measures that may be taken to improve health-care billing practices to ensure that patients receive timely billing for health-care services. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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