Representative Willford and Speaker McCluskie, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1223, concerning nursing facility reimbursement rate setting. The bill makes several changes to the Medicaid nursing facility reimbursement rate setting process. Speaker McCluskie referenced amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Bonnie Silva, representing the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, testified in support of the bill.  She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment B).

Doug Farmer, representing the Colorado Health Care Association, testified in support of the bill.

Heather TerHark, representing Vivage/Beecan, testified in support of the bill.

Eddy Boyles, representing the Julia Temple Healthcare Center, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

John Stewart, representing Beecan Health, testified in support of the bill.

Mindy Moskowitz, representing Shalom Park, testified in support of the bill.

Deborah Lively, representing LeadingAge Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Speaker McCluskie made additional comments about the bill and the bill's fiscal note.