SB 25-045: Health-Care Payment System Analysis - Colorado

Revised (04/21/2025) → PA1 (01/31/2025) · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to change its status from a revised version to a pre-amended version, indicating it is now in committee review rather than final. The substantive policy content remains focused on requiring the Colorado School of Public Health to research and select draft model legislation for a single-payer universal healthcare system that directly compensates providers.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on requiring analysis of a universal healthcare payment system model, with no substantive changes to the core policy requirements.

TECHNICAL

Removed sponsor lists from both Senate and House sections, indicating the bill is in committee stage before final adoption.

Added committee information showing Health & Human Services and Appropriations committees for both chambers.

Changed document header from 'REVISED' to 'PREAMENDED' to reflect that amendments have not yet been adopted on second reading.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific definition of 'universal health-care system' as a single-payer, nonprofit, publicly financed, privately delivered system providing comprehensive benefits including dental, hearing, vision, and mental health.

Added requirement that the Colorado School of Public Health must research and select draft model legislation by July 1, 2025, and make it publicly available for evaluation.

Added requirement that selected draft model legislation must be created by a Colorado nonprofit organization prioritizing universal healthcare coverage.

Rerevised (04/23/2025) → Revised (04/21/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from a 'Rerevised' version to a 'Revised' version, indicating it has progressed through the legislative process. The House sponsorship list was shortened, removing several co-sponsors, while the committee assignments remained unchanged. A new section was added defining 'resident' to include individuals temporarily living out of state or traveling, expanding the bill's applicability to non-residents in specific contexts.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include Colorado residents who are temporarily living in another state or traveling out of state under the new resident definition.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Rerevised' header and date stamp, replacing it with a 'Revised' header to reflect the bill's current legislative status.

Removed several House co-sponsors (Bacon, Brown, Froelich, Hamrick, Joseph, Lindsay, Mabrey, Paschal, Sirota, Story, Titone, Velasco, Willford, Woodrow, Zokaie) from the House sponsorship list.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'resident' that includes Colorado residents who are temporarily living in another state or traveling out of state, broadening the bill's applicability beyond permanent residents.

Final Act (05/07/2025) → Rerevised (04/23/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reorganized and reformatted from a final act version to a rerevised version for the 3rd reading in the House. The substantive policy content regarding the analysis of a universal health-care payment system remains largely unchanged, though the formatting, headers, and reading dates were updated to reflect the legislative process timeline.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was updated from a final act format to a rerevised bill format, including new headers indicating the 75th General Assembly, First Regular Session, and specific reading dates for the House (April 23, 2025) and Senate (April 21, 2025).

A bill summary section was added explaining that the Colorado School of Public Health must analyze draft model legislation for a single-payer, nonprofit, publicly financed, and privately delivered universal health-care payment system and submit findings by December 31, 2026.

Page numbers and bill reference formatting were updated to reflect the current legislative reading status, with page numbers now appearing inline rather than as standalone headers.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added to create a statewide health-care analysis collaborative consisting of 20 members, including representatives from the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing, the general assembly, the commissioner of insurance, and the chief executive officer of the Colorado health benefit exchange.

Signed Act (05/14/2025) → Final Act (05/07/2025) · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was finalized with minor corrections to formatting, spelling, and punctuation while maintaining its core purpose of requiring the Colorado School of Public Health to research and analyze draft model legislation for a statewide universal health-care payment system. The changes include fixing typos like 'HEALTH CARL' to 'HEALTH CARE', correcting punctuation in several sections, and adjusting spacing and capitalization throughout the document. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's requirements, scope, or eligibility criteria.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the substantive content remains the same.

TECHNICAL

Corrected spelling errors including 'HEALTH CARL' to 'HEALTH CARE' and 'I IEALTH-CARE' to 'HEALTH-CARE'

Fixed punctuation errors such as removing unnecessary hyphens and periods in several sections

Standardized spacing and formatting throughout the document for consistency

Corrected capitalization in section references and definitions

REQUIREMENT

Added note indicating the bill is prepared for signatures of legislative officers and the Governor

Reengrossed (02/20/2025) → Signed Act (05/14/2025) · 3 edits · May 14, 2025

MINOR

This bill was amended to expand the number of co-sponsors from 12 to 28 legislators, reflecting broader bipartisan support. The substantive policy content regarding the analysis of a universal health-care payment system remained largely unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the text layout and some typographical corrections in the definitions section.

TECHNICAL

Expanded the list of co-sponsors from 12 senators to include 16 additional representatives, increasing total co-sponsors to 28.

Minor formatting adjustments including removal of page header footers and correction of typographical errors in the definitions section (e.g., 'HEALTH-CARE' spelled as 'HEALTH CARL' in some instances).

Removed draft bill summary text that was intended for the introduction version, as this is now the reengrossed version with amendments already incorporated.

Engrossed (02/19/2025) → Reengrossed (02/20/2025) · 2 edits · Feb 20, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include additional sponsors and updated the legislative status to reflect third reading unamended. The substantive policy content regarding the Colorado School of Public Health's research into universal healthcare models remains unchanged in this version.

TECHNICAL

Added five new co-sponsors (Amabile, Ball, Coleman, Cutter, Daugherty, Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Michaelson Jenet, Weissman, Winter F.) to the Senate sponsorship list.

Updated the bill status header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and added a note indicating the bill passed third reading unamended on February 20, 2025.

Introduced (01/08/2025) → Engrossed (02/19/2025) · 3 edits · Feb 20, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' status, indicating it has passed the House and is now in its final form before becoming law. The primary substantive change is the addition of the Appropriations Committee to the Senate committee assignments, which may affect the bill's legislative process and funding oversight. The text also includes new reporting requirements for the Colorado School of Public Health to submit findings by December 31, 2026, related to implementing a single-payer healthcare system.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on establishing a single-payer healthcare system, but the addition of the Appropriations Committee suggests increased scrutiny on funding mechanisms during the legislative process.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Colorado School of Public Health to submit a detailed report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2026, regarding findings on implementing the single-payer healthcare system.

TECHNICAL

Added Appropriations Committee to the list of Senate committees reviewing the bill, which may influence funding oversight and legislative amendments.

Changed document status from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' and updated bill number formatting from 'SB25-045' to '045' in page headers.

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