Legislator Resource Center

The Department submits multiple reports and responds to legislative requests for information. This resource center includes links to reports, fact sheets, and overviews of the budget process.

Overviews & Fact Sheets

• 2021 HCPF Legislative Agenda Overview – December 2020
• Health First Colorado Budget Basics – November 2020
• 2021-2022 HCPF Budget Agenda Overview – November 2020
• 2020-2021 HCPF Long Bill Overview – June 2020
• 2020 HCPF Legislative Session Wrap-Up – June 2020
• 2020 HCPF Legislative Agenda Overview – May 2020
• Learning from COVID-19: Telemedicine Background & Policy Considerations – May 2020
• HCPF 2018-2019 Annual Report – January 2020
• Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) Introduction – January 2020
• HB 14-1051 Update Joint House and Senate Health and Human Services Committee Presentation – January 2020
• Child Health Plan Plus Overview – May 2020
• The Accountable Care Collaborative
• Medicaid Buy-In Program For Working Adults With Disabilities Overview 
• Medicaid Buy-In Program For Children With Disabilities Overview
• Long-term Services and Supports Overview
• Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act
• Opioid Use In Colorado Overview 
• Medicaid Caseload Reports
• County by County Fact Sheets
• Additional Department fact sheets and overviews can be accessed on the Department Publications page.

COVID-19 Resources

• Getting Health Care Coverage Through Health First Colorado and Child Health Plan Plus – May 2020​
• COVID-19 Resource Center for Members, Providers and County Partners
• COVID-19 Emergency Waiver Overview – Updated March 30, 2020
• Understanding Health First Colorado’s Budget & COVID-19 Enhanced Federal Matching Funds
• Understanding Child Health Plan Plus Budget & COVID-19 Enhanced Federal Matching Funds

JBC Presentations

• 2021-2022 JBC Main, Behavioral Health, and OCL/IDD Hearing Documents – January 2021
• 2020-2021 Office of Community Living, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Division Hearing – December 2019
• 2020-2021 Main and Behavioral Health Hearing Documents – December 2019

SMART Act Hearings

• SMART Act Hearing Presentation – January 2020
• HCPF Performance Plan

Legislative Requests for Information

• Fiscal Year 2020-2021 LRFI Reports
• Fiscal Year 2019-2020 LRFI Reports

Reports

• Reducing Prescription Drug Costs in Colorado Report – January 2021
• IDD Waiver Redesign Quarterly Report – January 2021
• In-Home Support Services Report – January 2021
• Accountable Care Collaborative Implementation Report – December 2020
• Medicaid Provider Rate Review Recommendation Annual Report – November 2020
• Support for Transition from Institutional Setting Report – November 2020
• Value-Based Payments Annual Report – November 2020
• Dental Health Care Program for Low Income Seniors Annual Report – November 2020
• Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Strategic Plan Annual Report – November 2020
• Improving Medicaid Fraud Prosecution Report – November 2020
• Status of Gifts, Grants, and Donations Report – November 2020
• 2021 Regulatory Agenda Annual Report – November 2020
• HCPF-CDPHE 2020 Nursing Home Penalty Cash Fund Expenditure Report – October 2020
• HCPF Hospital Expenditure Report Addendum – September 2020
• SB19-222 Individuals at Risk of Institutionalization Report – September 2020
• Accountable Care Collaborative Payment Reform Program Report - FY 2018-19 – September 2020
• HB19-1269 Mental Health Parity Report – September 2020
• HCPF HB19-1269 Parity Report Letter – June 2020
• Medicaid Provider Rate Review Analysis Report – May 2020
• Medicaid Payment Reform Report Letter to the Joint Budget Committee – April 2020
• HCPF HB19-1210 Report to JBC – March 2020
• SB19-222 JBC Letter – March 2020
• Hospital Transformation Program Overview – February 2020
• Colorado Indigent Care Program Annual Report – February 2020
• Complementary and Integrative Health Services Evaluation Report – January 2020
• Colorado Cost Shift Analysis – January 2020
• Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise Annual Report – January 2020
• HCPF Hospital Expenditure Report – January 2020
• Lawful Presence Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Annual Report – January 2020
• SB19-228 - Hepatitis B and C and HIV Testing – January 2020
• Controlling Medicaid Costs Report – November 2019
• Recommendations Concerning Quality and Charges of Hospitals Report (HB19-1001) – November 2019

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