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Senate approves state-only funding measure to stabilize care for entities barred from federal reimbursement
Summary
Senate Bill 25B-002 was adopted on second reading after floor debate over Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid status, privacy/HIPAA concerns about a transparency amendment (L003), and budget impacts; amendment L003 failed on a floor vote while the bill was adopted.
The Senate on Aug. 21 adopted Senate Bill 25B-002, a state-only funding measure allowing entities barred from receiving federal reimbursements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to receive state payments for covered services while a federal prohibition is in effect.
Senator Bridges, moving the bill, framed the measure as a way to "restore services to the people of Colorado" after Planned Parenthood was removed from the Medicaid provider network. On the floor Bridges said, "Planned…
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