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- April 1, 2009
Stay up to Speed on the Bills CRHC is Tracking!
By Alicia Haywood on April 1, 2009Read moreThe 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...
00 - March 30, 2009
Contact House Appropriations Members – Urge Support for HB09-1111 and HB09-1119!
By Alicia Haywood on March 30, 2009Read moreTwo 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...
- March 20, 2009
SB002 – Passed another hurdle…..almost there! Please Contact your Representatives!!
By Alicia Haywood on March 20, 2009Read moreSB09-002 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...
- March 18, 2009
Contact your Representative Now to Support SB09-002!!!
By Alicia Haywood on March 18, 2009Read moreSB09-002, 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...
- March 13, 2009
HB-1293: Colorado Healthcare Affordability Act
By Alicia Haywood on March 13, 2009Read moreHB-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...
- March 4, 2009
SB09-002: Contact your Representative!
By Alicia Haywood on March 4, 2009Read moreSB09-002, 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...
- February 25, 2009
Keep up to date on bills CRHC is tracking
By Alicia Haywood on February 25, 2009Read moreCRHC 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
- February 23, 2009
SB09-002 Passes Senate!
By Alicia Haywood on February 23, 2009Read moreToday 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...
- February 18, 2009
Please Contact your Senator!
By Alicia Haywood on February 18, 2009Read moreSB09-002: Increase Motor Vehicle Fee for Emergency Services is expected to be heard tomorrow (Thurs. Feb. 19th) by the Senate as a Whole. SB09-002 would help improve the capacity of EMS services in Colorado, in particular rural areas of the state. Please contact your Senator to urge their support...
- February 11, 2009
Bills in House Appropriations – Contact Your Representative
By Alicia Haywood on February 11, 2009Read moreTwo bills that CRHC is in support of (HB-1111: Health Resources for Underserved Areas & HB-1119: Rural Substance Abuse Grant Program) have both passed their first hurdle and now await the House Appropriations Committee. Please contact your Representative and urge their support of these two bills. If you would...