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.
This issue brief discusses the services that the state must provide to undocumented immigrants and the associated costs of these services, and describes legislation regarding immigration that was passed during the 2006 legislative session.
This memorandum provides information on federal health care reform legislation, including the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which were signed into law in March of 2010.