2023 COLORADO LEGISLATIVE SESSION HELPING PHYSICIANS WHEN YOU NEED HELP
FOUGHT FOR PATIENTS Responded to the opioid crisis with appropriate treatment for patients with chronic pain. SB23-144 Removed prior authorization, step therapy requirements for mental health prescription drug treatment with Medicaid coverage. SB23-033 Removed prior authorization burdens for serious mental illness. HB23-1130 Supported cost-sharing assistance programs to help patients afford medications. SB23-195
FOUGHT FOR YOUR PRACTICE Drove an audit of the Medicaid RAC audit program to address transparency, appropriateness and accountability issues. HB23-1295 Protected physicians from unnecessary processing fees when being reimbursed for billed claims. HB23-1116
FOUGHT FOR PHYSICIAN-LED TEAMS Achieved important guardrails around psychologists’ prescriptive authority and physician assistants. HB23-1071, SB23-083 FOUGHT AGAINST THREATS TO PHYSICIAN LIABILITY Beat back efforts from trial lawyers that would have increased rates, number of settlements and exposed physicians to personal liability. HB23-1192