This memorandum summarizes the activities of the Health Care Task Force during the 2005 through 2008 interims. Originally established in 1999, the Health Care Task Force provided a means for legislators to obtain the information necessary to develop and respond to legislative changes affecting the health care system in Colorado.
The memorandum summarizes educational, tax, motor vehicle, and employment benefits made available to qualifying veterans by state agencies. In addition, the memorandum summarizes hunting, fishing, park entrance, clearinghouse information services, and interment benefits, available to certain veterans.
This memorandum provides information on Colorado's mandated health insurance benefits. The table, "Health Insurance Mandates in Colorado" provides a description of current state laws governing insurance benefits, and the effective date for each law. It is important to keep in mind that state laws apply to fully-insured plans only.