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Committee delays action on Recovery Audit Contractor bill after members raise fiscal and policy concerns
Summary
The committee reviewed a draft bill to maintain the federally required Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program. Health Care Policy and Financing and the Colorado Hospital Association disagree about provisions and fiscal impact; HCPF estimated a $14.4 million general fund fiscal note. Members asked for more work and did not introduce the bill.
The Joint Budget Committee reviewed a draft bill to authorize the state’s Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program, but committee members declined to introduce the measure and asked staff and agencies to continue negotiations.
JBC staff member Mr. Kurtz said Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) and the Colorado Hospital Association continue to disagree about sections of the draft that HCPF believes drive a fiscal impact. HCPF’s current estimate for the draft the committee had on its desk was a $14,400,000 general‑fund…
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