Date: 10/27/2015

Final
Committee Bill Drafts -- Discussion and Vote - Bill 4

HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved Bill 4 (Attachment I) be forward by the ColoPASS



10:10 AM -- Committee Bill Drafts -- Discussion and Vote - Bill 4

Ms. Forrestal explained Bill 4 (Attachment I). The bill requires the Colorado health benefit exchange to establish a system for referring consumers to qualified insurance brokers to enroll consumers in health plans. To participate in the current system, a broker must be licensed by the DOI and be certified by the exchange. Ms. Forrestal referenced a handout from Connect for Health Colorado about its system to connect brokers to exchange consumers (Attachment J). Senator Roberts mentioned the fiscal note for the bill (Attachment K).

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10:12 AM

Representative Landgraf explained the bill on behalf of Representative Sias, who initially suggested the bill draft. She referenced a similar program in Maryland.


10:13 AM -- Marcia Benshoof, Connect for Health Colorado, answered questions about the difference between insurance brokers and navigators. Ms. Benshoof answered questions about efforts by Connect for Health Colorado to implement a similar program as the one outlined in the bill.

10:17 AM

The committee discussed the bill. Representative Landgraf highlighted the data collection requirements in the bill.

BILL:Committee Bill Drafts -- Discussion and Vote - Bill 4
TIME: 10:19:58 AM
MOVED:Landgraf
MOTION:Moved Bill 4 (Attachment I) be forward by the Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee to Legislative Council. The motion passed on a vote of 6-4.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Aguilar
No
Kefalas
No
Landgraf
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Martinez Humenik
Yes
Primavera
Yes
Ryden
No
Tate
Yes
McCann
No
Roberts
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




10:21 AM

Senator Roberts designated Representative Sias as the House sponsor and Senator Martinez Humenik as the Senate sponsor for the bill. Senators Lundberg and Roberts and Representatives Landgraf and Tate asked to be listed as co-sponsors on the bill. Senator Roberts determined that the bill would start in the Senate.