In order to balance the budget, the General Assembly is proposing to take $35 million from healthcare programs, which include Primary Care Funds, tobacco cessation, and wellness & prevention programs. They are also proposing 4.33% provider rate cuts. These proposed cuts to healthcare services have already been approved by...

SB09-002 which would increase funding for Emergency Medical & Trauma Services is up for its almost-final hurdle in the House Appropriations Committee next Friday, April 17th and we need your help, especially if your Representative sits on this Committee. It is also extremely important to begin reaching out to...

The 2009 Colorado General Assembly is almost a month away from adjourning. Stay up to speed on what bills CRHC is tracking and how they may impact rural healthcare. Please click HERE for the CRHC Bill Tracking Tool.You can also visit the CRHC Policy & Advocacy page for more...

Two bills that CRHC supports are scheduled to be heard this Friday, April 3rd in House Appropriations and we need your help to move them through! HB09-1111: Health Resources for Underserved Areas is an extrememly important bill that will greatly impact rural healthcare access and services by strengthening the...

SB09-002 passed both the House Transportation & Energy Committee and the House Finance Committee this week! Thanks to all of you for your help and support! The bill now awaits the House Appropriations Committee, which will most likely hear the bill sometime next week. Once it passes Appropriations, it...

SB09-002, which would increase the motor vehicle registration fee by $1 to support Emergency Medical Services in Colorado has passed the Senate and is now up for consideration in the House Fianance Committee. After passing in the House Transportation & Energy Committee by a 10-1 vote yesterday the bill...

HB-1293: Colorado Healthcare Affordability Act is a first step in helping to insure more than 100,000 Coloradans, while at the same time ensuring that hospital providers have adequate reimbursement rates. This bill will begin the process of establishing a hospital provider fee in Colorado that is estimated to bring...

SB09-002, which would increase the motor vehicle registration fee by $1 to support Emergency Medical Services in Colorado has passed the Senate and is now up for consideration in the House Transportation & Energy Committee. A hearing date has not been set, but it is not too early to...

CRHC is updating its legislative tracking list on a weekly basis. Keep up to date on bills that we are following by visiting our site: CRHC Policy & Advocacy

Today SB09-002 (Increase Motor Vehicle Fee for Emergency Services) passed in the Senate!Thank you to everyone who contacted their Senator to urge their support. As soon as the voting record is made public, I will post that information here. The bill will now cross over to the House and...