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Governor Polis submits Gretchen Hammer for executive director of Health Care Policy and Financing
Summary
On 04/06/2026 the Colorado Senate received a gubernatorial message nominating Gretchen Hammer of Denver to lead the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing; the message was referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committee.
The Colorado Senate on April 6 received a message from the governor submitting the appointment of Gretchen Hammer of Denver as executive director of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for a term "expiring at the pleasure of the governor." The clerk read the governor's letter on the floor.
The message, dated 04/06/2026, was signed by Governor Jared Polis and states the appointment was made "pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the constitution of the laws of the state of Colorado." The clerk read the governor's statement and the appointee's name to the chamber; the appointment was then referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committee for consideration.
Hammer would lead the department that administers the state's Medicaid program and other health-care financing functions. The appointment letter in the Senate record describes the term as ending at the governor's pleasure; the transcript does not record a committee vote or legislative confirmation on the floor. The Health and Human Services committee will be the next body to review the nomination and set any hearing or vote.
No votes or debate on the nomination were recorded in the day’s floor transcript; the clerk’s reading of the governor’s message and the referral to committee are the official actions recorded.
