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Committee recommends two CHASE board appointees, citing hospital funding role
Summary
The Senate committee heard introductions of two nominees to the Colorado Health Care Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise (CHASE) board, noted the board’s role administering the hospital provider fee, and unanimously recommended the nominations to the full Senate for placement on the consent calendar.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 10 recommended two nominees for the Colorado Health Care Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise board to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and requested placement on the consent calendar.
Nancy Dawson, special financing division director at the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, described the CHASE board’s oversight of the hospital provider fee program, which she said increases reimbursement to Colorado hospitals and helps fund Medicaid and other coverage expansions. "The fee also helps us fund health care coverage for more than 420,000 Coloradans," Dawson said.
Dawson introduced Dr. Kimberly Jackson, a health care and disability policy consultant who has served as a CHASE board vice chair and represents people with disabilities, and Margo Karsten, introduced as the Western Region president for Banner Health and an experienced hospital executive. Dr. Jackson told the committee she has lived experience as a Medicaid client with disabilities and described how the CHASE program can help keep rural hospitals open.
A motion to confirm Kimberly Jackson and Margo Karsten was made and the committee recorded a roll call. The chair announced the confirmations were approved unanimously. The committee then moved the confirmations to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and asked that they be placed on the consent calendar.
No amendments or opposition were recorded during the committee action.
