COVID Medicaid Enhanced Federal Match Reimbursement Bill
Summary
Colorado HB26-1367, sponsored by Representative Brown and Senator Bridges, recreates a provision authorizing the state to retain reimbursement percentages exceeding the standard 50% federal Medicaid match for services provided during the COVID-19 pandemic enhanced federal financial participation period. The bill applies to the Joint Budget Committee and concerns the reconciliation process for pandemic-era Medicaid reimbursements. The provision is repealed upon completion of all reconciliation for services delivered during the enhanced participation period.
What changed
HB26-1367 proposes to recreate a provision that permitted Colorado to retain federal Medicaid reimbursement amounts exceeding the standard 50% federal match during the COVID-19 pandemic enhanced federal financial participation period. The bill specifically addresses the reconciliation process for these pandemic-era Medicaid payments and services. Healthcare providers and state agencies administering Medicaid should monitor this bill as it would reinstate reimbursement retention authority that expired with the pandemic emergency period.
Affected parties include Colorado state government agencies administering Medicaid programs, healthcare providers participating in Medicaid, and the Joint Budget Committee responsible for state fiscal management. If enacted, the bill would extend the state's ability to capture enhanced federal matching funds and complete reconciliation of COVID-era Medicaid claims. Stakeholders should engage with the House Appropriations committee process and track fiscal note developments.
What to do next
- Monitor HB26-1367 as it progresses through House Appropriations committee
- Review state Medicaid reimbursement retention policies for potential impacts
- Track reconciliation requirements for pandemic-era enhanced federal financial participation
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HB26-1367
COVID Increased Medicaid Match to General Fund
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects | Health Care & Health Insurance |
Concerning federal money payable as reimbursement of a public expenditure when the federal money exceeds fifty percent of the expenditure amount.
Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:
Joint Budget Committee. The bill recreates a provision that authorizes the state to retain the percentage of reimbursement that is in excess of the 50% federal match received for certain medicaid services provided (enhanced federal financial participation) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The provision is repealed once the reconciliation of all reimbursements and payments for services delivered during the period of enhanced federal financial participation has been completed.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Prime Sponsors
Kyle Brown
Representative
Rick Taggart
Senator
Jeff Bridges
Senator
Barbara Kirkmeyer
Committees
House
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Status
Under Consideration
Introduced
Under Consideration
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/11/2026 | Reengrossed | |
| 04/09/2026 | Engrossed | |
| 04/02/2026 | Introduced |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/02/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1367 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF | |
| Date | Calendar | Motion |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 04/11/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/11/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/10/2026 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/09/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/08/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/06/2026 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/02/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations |
Prime Sponsor
Rep. K. Brown | Rep. R. Taggart
Sen. J. Bridges | Sen. B. Kirkmeyer
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