95B95CF65D4B13B28725899F000B9358 Hearing Summary

Senators Gardner and Roberts opened on Senate Bill 23-298 regarding allowing public hospital collaboration agreements. The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee.

Mark Waller, representing
the Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium, testified in support of the bill.



Executive Director
Kim Bimestefer, representing the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy
and Financing, testified to amend the bill.



Jefferey Riester,
representing the Department of law, testified to amend the bill.



Special Financing
Division Director Nancy Dolson, representing the Colorado Department of
Health Care Policy and Financing, was available to answer committee questions.

Kelly Erb, representing
the Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill.



Bridget Garcia,
representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of
the bill.



Members of the
committee asked follow up questions.

The bill sponsors gave closing remarks on Senate Bill 23-298.