Colorado Governor Signs, Vetoes Health Care-Related Bills
Colorado Gov. Bill Owens (R) last week signed into law or vetoed several bills related to health care. Summaries appear below.
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HB 1066: The law, which takes effect July 1, will provide about 400 Medicaid-eligible state residents with medications to combat obesity. Participants in the program also will receive information on healthy food and exercise during a 12-week behavior-modification class, which costs $399 per participant.
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SB 221: The bill will help low-income families retain state-sponsored health care by letting them move between Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus without coverage gaps as income fluctuates.
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SB 244: The bill expands telemedicine efforts (Scanlon, Denver Rocky Mountain News, 5/27).
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HB 1245: The bill would have made public a list of large companies whose workers are enrolled Medicaid (Scanlon, Denver Rocky Mountain News, 5/28).
- SB 169: The bill would have established a 43-person committee to study ways to provide health care coverage for all state residents (Denver Rocky Mountain News, 5/27).
