HB26-1366 Enhances State-Directed Payments for Denver Health Physicians
Summary
HB26-1366 allows money collected from Colorado's hospital provider fee to be used to maximize reimbursement through state-directed payments for physician services at Denver Health and Hospital Authority. The bill makes a cash fund appropriation to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.
What changed
HB26-1366 would allow money collected from the hospital provider fee to be used to maximize reimbursement through state-directed payments for physician services at Denver Health and Hospital Authority. The bill makes a cash fund appropriation to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.
Healthcare providers and hospital systems should monitor this bill as it progresses through the Colorado legislature. If enacted, it could affect reimbursement mechanisms for physician services at Denver Health specifically and potentially establish a precedent for how hospital provider fee funds may be utilized for state-directed payments in the future.
What to do next
- Monitor bill progress through the Colorado legislature
- Review implications for healthcare reimbursement under the hospital provider fee program
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HB26-1366
Denver Health Federal Funds for Physician Services
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects | Health Care & Health Insurance |
Concerning enhancing state-directed payments for physician services rendered by medical professionals at Denver health and hospital authority, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:
Joint Budget Committee. The bill allows money collected from the hospital provider fee to be used to maximize reimbursement through state-directed payments for physician services at Denver health and hospital authority.
The bill makes a cash fund appropriation to the department of health care policy and financing.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Prime Sponsors
Kyle Brown
Representative
Emily Sirota
Senator
Judy Amabile
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 26-1366 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. | 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. E. Sirota
Sen. J. Amabile | Sen. B. Kirkmeyer
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