Hospital Discounted Care Advisory Committee
The Hospital Discounted Care Advisory Committee created under 25.5-3-507 C.R.S., created in HB24-1399, advises the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) of operations and policies for Hospital Discounted Care and makes recommendations to the Medical Services Board regarding rules pertaining to the Hospital Discounted Care law.
Our Members
- Milena Tayah, Colorado Center on Law and Policy - Consumer Advocate
- Sophia Hennessy, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative - Consumer Advocate
- Talonnie Granger - Consumer
- Kelly Erb Zager, Colorado Rural Health Center - Non-Community Health Center Safety Net Provider/Organization
- Erin Varnum, Colorado Community Health Network - Community Health Centers Organization
- Christopher Alverez, Keefe Memorial Health Service District - Rural Hospital
- Bernadette O’Keefe, Denver Health - Safety Net Hospital with a high Medicaid Inpatient Utilization Rate
- Diane Lawson, CU Medicine - Licensed Health Care Professional
- Megan Axelrod, Colorado Hospital Association - Hospital Organization
- Sarah Irons, Children’s Hospital Colorado - Urban Hospital
- Enrique Lujan - Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
2025 Meeting Schedule and Handouts
Meetings will be held virtually via Zoom until further notice. We will post the next meeting date as soon as we have it scheduled.
October 27, 2025
- Agenda - October 27, 2025
- Meeting Minutes - October 27, 2025
July 28, 2025
- Agenda - July 28, 2025
- Meeting Minutes - July 28, 2025
- Decline Screening Form - Draft changes
Annual Reports
- January 2025 SMART Act Presentation
- 2025 CICP, Hospital Discounted Care, and Primary Care Fund Annual Report
- January 2024 SMART Act Presentation
- 2024 CICP, Hospital Discounted Care, and Primary Care Fund Annual Report
Other Information
Contact Information
hcpf_HospDiscountCare@state.co.us
303-866-2580 - Hospital Discounted Care Complaint Line
Reasonable accommodations for the meetings will be provided upon request for persons with disabilities. Please contact the Program Administrator at hcpf_HospDiscountCare@state.co.us at least one week prior to the scheduled meeting if you need special arrangements.