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Senate passes bill to provide state-only funding to providers cut from Medicaid; transparency amendment fails
Summary
The Colorado Senate approved Senate Bill 25B-002 to allow state-only payments to entities barred from receiving federal Medicaid reimbursements for certain reproductive-health-related reasons; two proposed transparency amendments failed on the floor.
Senators on Thursday approved Senate Bill 25B-002, a measure authorizing state-only funding for entities that federal rules currently bar from receiving reimbursements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The bill passed after committee consideration and floor debate.
Supporters said the bill is intended to stabilize access to primary and family-planning services for Coloradans where federal reimbursements have been interrupted. Senator Dylan Bridges, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure would restore access to services such as family planning and primary care for patients affected by the federal change.
The bill drew…
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