Hospital Provider Fee Oversight and Advisory Board
The Hospital Provider Fee Oversight and Advisory Board will be responsible for working with the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the Medical Services Board to develop the hospital provider fee model, monitor the implementation of the bill, help with preparation of annual reports on this program, and ensure that the Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) eligibility expansions are implemented as intended.
Description
On April 21, 2009, Gov. Bill Ritter signed House Bill 09-1293, the Colorado Health Care Affordability Act, which will provide health insurance coverage to more than 100,000 Coloradans and reduce uncompensated care and cost shifting.
By partnering with hospitals, the Colorado Health Care Affordability Act will allow the state to generate an additional $600 million in federal Medicaid matching funds.
The combined $1.2 billion will support Medicaid and CHP+ expansions and should be used to improve hospital reimbursement rates for service provided through Medicaid and the Colorado Indigent Care Program (CICP).
The plan will be submitted to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for final approval. Implementation is expected to begin in the spring of 2010.
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If your questions concerning the Hospital Provider Fee or the Oversight and Advisory Board have not been addressed on the various Web pages, please contact:
Nancy Dolson
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
1570 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-3698 phone
303-866-4411 fax
e-mail: nancy.dolson@state.co.us