Presented by:

• Adela Flores-Brennan, Medicaid Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Isabel Cruz, Policy Director, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
• Julie Reisken, Co-Executive Director, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
• Katie Wallat, Esq., Legal Director, Colorado Center on Law and Policy

Sign in: 12:25pm MT

Class: 12:30pm to 2:00pm MT

On July 4, 2025, the House Reconciliation bill (H.R.1), sometimes known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” was signed into law. 

H.R.1 will bring significant changes to Medicaid in Colorado, including:

• rewriting major eligibility, financing, and compliance rules over the next two to eight years that will impact Coloradans’ ability to gain and retain Medicaid coverage; and
• reducing Medicaid and individual marketplace exchange enrollments and increasing uninsured rates.

The new Medicaid provisions take effect over the next several years, impacting eligibility criteria, the administration of our programs, and our state budget - generating downstream impacts to program benefits, coverage policies, and provider reimbursements. 

Colorado in particular will face fiscal challenges because our state constitution includes balanced budget requirements and Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), which limits tax revenues available to cover program expenses.

This panel presentation will explore the impact of H.R.1 on Colorado Medicaid providers and recipients. It will help you to navigate the changes with your clients.

Hosted by the Human Services Network of Colorado (HSN), this session is presented at no cost to participants. 

Please register by Wednesday, December 31, 2025, to allow time for host communications.