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Senate approves bill allowing state-only funding for entities barred from federal Medicaid/Medicare reimbursements
Summary
Senate Bill 002 passed on third reading to permit state-only funding for entities prohibited from receiving federal CMS reimbursement because of certain reproductive health services; passage was 23-12.
The Colorado Senate passed Senate Bill 002 on third reading to permit state-only funding for entities that are prohibited from receiving reimbursements from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services because of the provision of certain reproductive health care services. Sponsor Senator Bridges moved final passage; the measure passed with a recorded tally of 23 ayes and 12 noes.
Senator Bridges asked for an immediate (I) vote and there was no further recorded floor debate before the vote. The clerk read cosponsors after passage; Senator Carson was fined $1 for being late at one point, per the floor transcript.
The bill's title reads that it concerns "state only funding for entities that are prohibited from receiving reimbursement from the federal centers for Medicare and Medicaid services due to the entity providing certain reproductive health care services." The floor record did not include additional implementation detail or specific appropriations tied to the passage.
Votes at a glance: Senate Bill 002 — Passage, 23 ayes, 12 noes.
