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Archives Interim 1999 Colorado Health Care Task Force

Colorado Health Care Task Force
1999 Subcommittees

The three subcommittees advising the 1999 Colorado Health Care Task Force are listed below with their titles, topics of study, scheduled meeting dates, and membership lists.

Emerging Trends Subcommittee

Study Topics

Emerging trends in Colorado health care and their impacts on consumers, including, but not limited to:

  • Changes in relationships among health care providers, patients, and payors;
  • Restrictions in health care options available to consumers;
  • Professional liability issues arising from such restrictions;
  • Medical and patient record confidentiality;
  • Health care work force requirements; and.
  • Home care in the continuum of care.

Scheduled Meeting Dates

August 23, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., HCR 0107
September 1, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., HCR 0107 September 27, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. SCR 354 October 21, 9a.m.- 1p.m. SCR 352 November 10, 9a.m.-11a.m. SCR 352
          Agenda

         Summary


Membership

          Senator Peggy Reeves, chairman

Mike Bloom, Sunrise Community Health Center

David Briggs, Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council

Marty Kiernan, MD, Colorado Commission on Family Medicine

Sandra Maloney, Colorado Medical Society

Beccy Pedot, Colorado Association for Healthcare Quality

Jane Norton (or her designee), Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Martha de Ulibarri, Visiting Nurse Corporation of Colorado

Health Insurance Coverage Subcommittee

Study Topics

The ability of consumers to obtain and keep adequate, affordable health insurance coverage, including coverage for catastrophic illnesses.

Scheduled Meeting Date

August 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., SCR 356 August 31, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., SCR 354 October 6th, 10 a.m. to p.m. SCR 354 October 27, 10 a.m. to 12 noon SCR 354
          Agenda

          Summary
January 28, 2000  7:30a.m. to 9:00a.m.
          Agenda

                    Summary

Membership

Senator John Evans, chairman

Rebecca Weiss, Blue Cross Blue Shield

Gary VanderArk, MD, Coalition of the Medically Underserved

Craig Arnold, Managed Care Actuarial Consultant

Dean Woodward, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

Dennis Brimhall, University Hospital

Larry Wall, Colorado Health and Hospital Association

Virgilio Licona, MD, Colorado Access

Julie Reiskin, Colorado Cross Disabilities Coalition

Jonathan Sheldon, MD, family physician (Heather Sowell, MD, will serve as his alternate)

Health Care Coverage Rates and Mandated Benefits Subcommittee

Study Topics

The future trends for health care coverage rates for employees and employers and the social and financial costs and benefits of mandated health care coverage.

Scheduled Meeting Dates

August 25, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., HCR 0112

Agenda

Summary

September 2, 8:00a.m.-12:00 p.m., HCR 0112 September 21, 8:00a.m.-12:00 p.m., HCR 0109 October 14, 8:00a.m.-12:00 p.m., HCR 0109 October 26, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., HCR 0109
        Agenda

        Summary  

November 23, 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

        Agenda

        Summary

Membership

Representative Bob Hagedorn, Chairman

Richard Allen, Colorado Medicaid

Catherine Benavidez Clayton, Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado

Tom Dameron, Director, Health and Welfare Benefits, U.S. West

Joan Heller, Optometrist, Kaiser Permanente

Heidi Frey, Patient Advocacy Coalition

Joel Karlin, MD, American Medical Association

Dr. Mark Manning, University of Colorado, School of Pharmacy

Rick Rush, Pacificare Actuary

Ron Kennedy, Neighbor Care


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