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The telehealth bill is maintaining momentum. It passed the Senate on second reading tjhis morning, putting it on track to be the first significant piece of health care legislation to pass during the 2015 session.
Telehealth allows doctors to move at the speed of light, seeing patients all across our far-flung state at the touch of a button. A telehealth measure, House Bill 1029, isn’t exactly moving at light speed, but in legislative terms, it’s flying fast.
Alice Rivlin, a public policy icon and still the smartest person in the room at 83, talked about Obamacare from a unique perspective last week at AcademyHealth’s annual National Health Policy Conference.
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget contains several health care-related proposals, including several aimed at reducing Medicare spending. But with Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, how much of the White House spending plan survives remains to be seen.
Legislators turned to Medicaid provider rates, always a tough policy topic, this week.
Emotions ran high on Friday when a crowd of witnesses testified at the Capitol during the hearing for House Bill 1135, the “death with dignity” bill sponsored by Reps. Joann Ginal (D) and Lois Court (D).
Legislators in 2014 directed state regulators to find a way to stamp or shape edible marijuana products so they can be identified once they have been removed from their packaging. But regulators are having a hard time figuring out how to stamp granola and liquids.
Legislative frustration with Connect for Health Colorado, the state’s insurance marketplace, boiled over this week in a debate on the Senate floor.
It’s been a busy week for the Colorado legislature. In the spirit of Denver’s National Western Stock Show, here’s our weekly roundup.
Gov. John Hickenlooper warned legislators in his state of the state speech that history would judge them harshly if they did nothing about the “fiscal thicket” of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and other conflicting parts of the constitution.
He also called for enhancing outdoor recreation in the name of public health.