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JBC approves drafting of bills to move disability buy‑in premiums and consider nursing facility fees in enterprise

2757605 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

The Joint Budget Committee voted to draft a bill moving disability buy‑in premiums to the state health enterprise and agreed to treat a nursing‑facility provider fee redesign as a balancing assumption.

The Joint Budget Committee directed staff to draft and introduce two related bill drafts tied to the state’s health care fee and enterprise framework.

Rebecca Bietti of the Office of Legislative Legal Services presented a working title for the enterprise bill: "Concerning additional services provided by the Colorado Health Care Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise, and in connection therewith, modifying charges collected to provide additional services by the enterprise."

JBC staff described two components. First, a draft would change the statutory recipient of premiums for the Medicaid disability buy‑in program so those premiums are collected and retained by the Colorado Health Care Affordability and…

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