Date: 04/25/2013

Final
SJR13-021

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, INSURANCE & ENVIRONMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone Senate Joint Resolution 13-021 indefinite
Refer Senate Joint Resolution 13-021 to the Commit		PASS
FAIL



04:41 PM -- Senate Joint Resolution 13-021

Representative Ginal presented Senate Joint Resolution 13-021 concerning the creation of an interim committee to study ways to create a comprehensive health care system for all Coloradans. The resolution creates a 16-member interim legislative committee to study and analyze ways to create a statewide health care system to provide healthcare to all Coloradans. The committee is comprised of members of the General Assembly and persons representing the public and private sector. Appointments must be made 45 days of the effective date of the resolution. The committee will meet no more than six times, beginning on or before August 1, 2013. The committee must submit a written report of its findings to various legislative committees on or before December 15, 2013.

Representative Ginal responded to questions about the need for the resolution in light of the enactment of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange, and the source of the data on the number of uninsured Coloradoans she cited during her opening remarks. She provided a handout (Attachment H).

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04:46 PM -- Ivan Miller, Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care, testified in support of the bill. He referenced a handout that the members received prior to the meeting. He discussed health insurance premiums and the cost of health care. Mr. Miller responded to questions about the uninsured population, whether a single-payer system would be the focus of the interim committee, how the resolution fits in with the Senate Bill 06-208 Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform recommendations, and the business community's position on the resolution.


04:56 PM -- Marc Reece, Colorado Association of Health Plans, testified in opposition to the resolution. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment I). He discussed the current activities in the state related to the implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange. Mr. Reece responded to questions about the exchange's enrollment activities.

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05:00 PM -- Cindy Sovine-Miller, Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, testified in opposition to the resolution. She discussed various health care reform activities that have occurred in Colorado since 1998, including the Senate Bill 06-208 Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange. Ms. Sovine-Miller responded to questions about the resolution.


05:06 PM -- Toby Gallegos, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He provided a copy of this testimony (Attachment J) to the committee. Mr. Gallegos responded to questions about CoverColorado and other insurance options for the uninsured, and whether he has a solution on how to provide health coverage to the uninsured.

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05:12 PM -- Cynthia Thorstad, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. She discussed her husband who has multiple myeloma, health care costs, the inability of people to get adequate insurance coverage, and the occurrence of billing errors.


05:15 PM

Representative Ginal made concluding remarks. Representative Young commented on the resolution.
BILL:SJR13-021
TIME: 05:20:13 PM
MOVED:Ginal
MOTION:Refer Senate Joint Resolution 13-021 to the Committee on Legislative Council. The motion failed on a vote of 5-6.
SECONDED:Primavera
VOTE
Conti
No
Fields
Yes
Ginal
Yes
Humphrey
No
Joshi
No
Primavera
Yes
Stephens
No
Swalm
No
Young
No
Schafer
Yes
McCann
Yes
YES: 5 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


BILL:SJR13-021
TIME: 05:23:59 PM
MOVED:Swalm
MOTION:Postpone Senate Joint Resolution 13-021 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4.
SECONDED:Schafer
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Fields
No
Ginal
No
Humphrey
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Primavera
No
Stephens
Yes
Swalm
Yes
Young
Yes
Schafer
Yes
McCann
No
Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS