From the March, 2012 JBC letter regarding Legislative Requests for Information

All Departments, Totals -- Every department is requested to submit to the Joint Budget Committee, by November 1, 2012, information on the number of additional federal and cash funds FTE associated with any federal grants or private donations that were received in FY 2011-12. The Departments are also requested to identify the number of additional federal and cash funds FTE associated with any federal grants or private donations that are anticipated to be received during FY 2012-13.

Legislative Request for Information all departments #4 - November 1, 2012

From the March 26, 2012 JBC letter regarding Legislative Requests for Information

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Executive Director's Office -- The Department is requested to submit monthly Medicaid expenditure and caseload reports on the Medical Services Premiums and mental health capitation line items to the Joint Budget Committee, by the fifteenth or first business day following the fifteenth of each month. The Department is requested to include in the report the managed care organization caseload by aid category. The Department is also requested to provide caseload and expenditure data for the Children's Basic Health Plan, the Medicare Modernization Act State Contribution Payment, and the Old Age Pension State Medical Program within the monthly report.

Legislative Request for Information #1

From the March 26, 2012 JBC letter regarding Legislative Requests for Information

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medical Services Premiums; Indigent
Care Program -- The Department is requested to submit a report by November 1, 2012, to the Joint Budget Committee describing the success of providers in collecting co-payments from clients for medical service programs financed by the Department, including Medicaid, the Children's Basic Health Plan, and the Colorado Indigent Care Program. The report should also discuss the impact of co-payment requirements on enrollment and utilization.

Legislative Request for Information #2 - November 1, 2012

From the March 26, 2012 JBC letter regarding Legislative Requests for Information

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Indigent Care Program, Safety Net
Provider Payments -- The Department is requested to submit a report by February 1 each year, to the Joint Budget Committee, estimating the disbursement to each hospital from the Safety Net Provider Payments line item.

Legislative Request for Information #3 - February 1, 2013

From the March 26, 2012 JBC letter regarding Legislative Requests for Information

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Executive Director's Office, Information Technology Contracts and Projects, Centralized Eligibility Vendor Contract Project -- The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is requested to submit a report by November 1, 2011, to the Joint Budget Committee providing information on the current contract expenditures and the strategic plan for the centralized eligibility
vendor contract project. In the report, the Department is requested to provide the following information:
(a) a three-year expenditure plan for the contract for FY 2012-13, FY 2013-14, and FY 2014-15;                                                                                                               
(b) information comparing the cost effectiveness of this contract when compared to eligibility performed by the counties; (c) information regarding the number of clients who have eligibility performed by the
centralized eligibility vendor but may also be eligible for other state assistance programs with eligibility determined by the counties; (d) information comparing the ability of the contractor to meet federal guidelines for
determining eligibility compared to eligibility performed by the counties; and (e) information about the amount of oversight the Governor's Office of Information Technology provides on the contract.

Legislative Request for Information #4 - November 1, 2012

From the March 26, 2012 JBC letter regarding Legislative Requests for Information

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medical Services Premiums --The Department is requested to submit a report by November 1, 2012, the Joint Budget Committee regarding the Department's efforts to ensure that pharmaceuticals are purchased at the lowest possible price.

Legislative Request for Information #5 - November 1, 2012

From the March 26, 2012 JBC letter regarding Legislative Requests for Information

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medical Services Premiums -- The Department is requested to submit a report by November 1, 2012, to the Joint Budget Committee, providing information on the implementation of the Accountable Care Collaborative Organization project. In the report, the Department is requested to inform the Committee on how many Medicaid clients are enrolled in the pilot program, the current administrative fees and costs for the program, and any initial results that demonstrate savings for the pilot program. If data is not available to determine saving results, the Department shall note when such data is anticipated to be available.

Legislative Request for Information #6 - November 1, 2012

From the March 26, 2011 JBC letter regarding Legislative Requests for Information

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Other Medical Services, Public School Health Services -- The Department is requested to submit a report by November 1 of each year to the Joint Budget Committee on the services that receive reimbursement from the federal government under the S.B. 97-101 public school health services program. The report is requested to include information on the type of services, how those services meet the definition of medical necessity, and the total amount of federal dollars that was distributed to each school under the program. The report should also include information on how many children were served by the program.

Legislative Request for Information #7 - November 1, 2012

From the March 26, 2012 JBC letter regarding Legislative Requests for Information

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Executive Director's Office; and
Department of Human Services, Division of Child Welfare, Mental Health and Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Services, and Division of Youth Corrections -- The Departments are requested to submit a report by November 1, 2012, that examines how to provide an effective system of care for youth who are involved in the child welfare, youth corrections, and behavioral health systems. The services provided within such a system of care may include, but need not be limited to, multi-systemic therapy; functional family therapy, targeted case management, and similar intensive, evidence-based therapies that support family preservation and reunification. The report is specifically requested to examine whether related General Fund expenditures could be refinanced with Medicaid funds for Medicaid-eligible youth and families and whether this could be done in a manner that would promote more coordinated service delivery and would not drive an overall increase in state General Fund costs.

Joint Legislative Request for Information #1 - November 1, 2012

 From the March 26, 2012 JBC letter regarding Legislative Requests for Information

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Executive Director's Office; and Department of Human Services, Services for People with Disabilities -- The Departments are requested to submit to the Joint Budget Committee by October 15, 2012, a report on the high-level outline of the initial steps required to modify Colorado long-term care system into a new model of service delivery. The report is requested to include the following information: summary of the information gathered through community forums including participants of the forums; the status and results of the fiscal and programmatic analysis done of the existing waivers, including what methods were explored for streamlining existing waivers while maintaining waiver expenditures at current levels; and the status of the nation-wide search of best pratice service delivery models and the advantages and disadvantages of implementation of the alternative models.

Legislative Request for Information Joint #5 - October 15, 2012