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1DA27EA98CEDC7C88725899C005EBF88 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB23-252

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 25, 2023      
Location HCR 0107



SB23-252 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole


11:14:56 AM  
Representative Daugherty and Representative Hartsook, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 23-252, concerning hospital medical price transparency. The bill requires hospitals to disclose standard charges for services. The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) must design the disclosure template, monitor hospitals for compliance, and take corrective action. Failure to comply is a deceptive trade practice. The bill also moves existing hospital transparency reporting requirements from the Department of Public Health and Environment to HCPF. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
11:20:57 AM  
Joshua Ewing, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in opposition to the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.
11:29:55 AM  
Kim Bimestefer, representing
HCPF, testified in support of the bill.  She provided a handout to
the committee (Attachment E).  




Nancy Dolson,
representing HCPF, testified in support of the bill.  




Tony Gagliardi,
representing the National Federation of Independent Business, testified
in support of the bill.  




The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
11:49:44 AM  
Austin Blumenfeld,
representing Centennial State Prosperity, testified in support of the bill.
 




Srilekha Palle,
representing Independent Women's Voice, testified in support of the bill.
 




Anne Ladd, representing
Peak Health Alliance, testified in support of the bill.




Written testimony
was submitted to the committee (Attachment F).

11:58:21 AM  
Representative Daugherty
made concluding remarks.  The committee recessed.

12:05:32 PM  
The committee came
back to order.
12:06:39 PM  
Representative Hartsook made concluding remarks on the bill.


12:09:53 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 23-252 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Young
Seconded Hamrick
Amabile Yes
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
deGruy Kennedy Yes
English Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Hamrick Yes
Holtorf Excused
Story Excused
Young Yes
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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