BF6B8FB27D07FFA587258982007A1322 Hearing Summary

The committee recessed.

The committee resumed.

Senator Winter and
Senator Will, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-195 concerning
requiring health insurance plans to include any payments made by the covered
person or on their behalf when calculating their total contribution towards
meeting cost-sharing requirements.



Committee members
asked the bill sponsors questions.

Mr. Patrick Boyle,
representing the
Pharmacy Care
Management Association, testified in opposition to the bill.



Karlee Tebbutt,
representing AHIP, testified in opposition to the bill.



Jason Hopfer,
representing the
Colorado Association
of Health plans, testified in opposition to the bill.



Committee members
asked the panel questions.

The committee recessed.

Dr. Kavita Nair,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Stacy Hodgson,
representing the
National Multiple
Sclerosis Society, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Bryn Dunham,
representing the
National Hemophilia
Foundation Colorado Chapter, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Victor Miller,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Nathan Wilkes, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.



Ms. Gabrielle
Flores, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Bob Bongiovanni,
representing Colorado Individuals and Organizations Responding to HIV/AIDS,
testified in support of the bill.



Dr. Lynn Parry,
representing the
Colorado Medical
Society, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members
provided comments to the panel.

Ms. Monica VanBuskirk,
representing Meapta Inc., testified in support of the bill.



Emma Hudson provided
testimony on behalf of Dr. John Corboy in support of the bill.

Ms. Gretchen Mills,
representing the
National Multiple
Sclerosis Society, testified in support of the bill.



Additional written
testimony may be found in Attachment J.

Senator Winter and Senator Will provided closing remarks.