ColoradoLaw sets aside $3.5 million for Denver Health physician payments
The law sets aside $3,527,482 for 2026–27 to support payments for Denver Health physician services, based on an expected $7,803,973 in federal funds.
What it does
The law sets aside $3,527,482 from the hospital provider fee fund for 2026–27 to support Denver Health physician payments. It assumes another $7,803,973 in federal money.
A state-arranged program aims to maximize payments for medically necessary care at Denver Health, billed separately from hospital facility charges. Spending depends on yearly legislative funding and federal rules.
Argument forPayments aimed at covering more of Denver Health’s medically necessary care could help it support the professionals who treat patients.
Argument againstDepending on $7.8 million in expected federal funds could leave the payment program short if that money does not arrive.
More detail
The law sets aside $3,527,482 for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to carry out the law. The state money comes from the hospital provider fee fund. The department may use the money for medical and long-term care services for people eligible for Medicaid. The funding assumes the department will receive $7,803,973 in federal money; that amount is expected, not guaranteed. Both the state funding and expected federal funds apply to the 2026–27 state fiscal year.
The law allows the hospital provider fee fund to support a state-arranged payment program aimed at maximizing payments for physician services at Denver Health and Hospital Authority. Covered care must be medically necessary, provided by a licensed physician or qualified medical professional, and billed separately from hospital facility charges. Spending requires money set aside by the legislature each year and must follow federal payment rules.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 28Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 26Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 26Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 26Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 16Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 15Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 14Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1366 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 11House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 10House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 9House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 8House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 6House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1366 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsIntroduced
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