2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 10 - INSURANCE (§§ 10-1-101 — 10-23-110) › HEALTH CARE COVERAGE (§§ 10-16-101 — 10-16.5-101) › Article 16 - HEALTH-CARE COVERAGE (§§ 10-16-101 — 10-16-1506) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 10-16-101 — 10-16-169) › Section 10-16-150 - Primary care payment reform collaborative - created - powers and duties - report - definition - repeal

(1)
The commissioner shall convene a primary care payment reform collaborative to:
(a)
Consult with the department of personnel, the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing, and the administrator of the Colorado all-payer health claims database described in section
25.5-1-204
;
(b)
Advise in the development of the affordability standards and targets for carrier investments in primary care established in accordance with section
10-16-107
(3.5);
(c)
In coordination with the administrator of the all-payer health claims database described in section
25.5-1-204
, analyze the percentage of medical expenses allocated to primary care:
(I)
By health insurers;
(II)
Under the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles
4
,
5
, and
6
of title
25.5
; and
(III)
Under the "Children's Basic Health Plan Act", article
8
of title
25.5
;
(d)
Develop a recommendation to the commissioner on the definition of primary care for the purposes of this section;
(e)
Report on current health insurer practices and methods of reimbursement that direct greater health-care resources and investments toward health-care innovation and care improvement in primary care;
(f)
Identify barriers to the adoption of alternative payment models by health insurers and providers, and develop recommendations to address the barriers;
(g)
Develop recommendations to increase the use of alternative payment models that are not paid on a fee-for-service or per-claim basis to:
(I)
Increase the investment in advanced primary care delivered by practices that are patient-centered medical homes as defined by national or state-recognized criteria or that have demonstrated the ability to provide high-quality primary care;
(II)
Align primary care reimbursement by all consumers of primary care; and
(III)
Direct investment toward higher value primary care services with an aim toward reducing health disparities;
(h)
Consider how to increase investment in advanced primary care without increasing costs to consumers or increasing the total cost of health care;
(i)
Develop and share best practices and technical assistance with health insurers and consumers, which may include:
(I)
Aligning quality metrics as developed in the state innovation model;
(II)
Facilitating the integration of behavioral and physical primary care;
(III)
Practice transformation; and
(IV)
The delivery of advanced primary care that facilitates appropriate utilization of services in appropriate settings; and
(j)
Annually review the alternative payment models developed by the division pursuant to section
10-16-157 (3)
and provide the division with recommendations on the models.
(2)
The commissioner shall invite representatives from the following to participate in the primary care payment reform collaborative:
(a)
Health-care providers, including primary care providers;
(b)
Health-care consumers;
(c)
Employers that purchase health insurance for employees and employers that offer self-insured health benefit plans;
(d)
Health insurers, including entities that contract with the department of health care policy and financing as managed care entities;
(e)
The federal centers for medicare and medicaid services;
(f)
The primary care office in the department of public health and environment created pursuant to section
25-1.5-403
;
(g)
The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing; and
(h)
Experts in health insurance actuarial analysis.
(2.5)
In carrying out the duties of subsection (1)(j) of this section, in addition to the members of the collaborative described in subsection (2) of this section, the commissioner shall include health insurers and health-care providers engaged in a range of alternative payment models.
(3)
The commissioner shall convene the primary care payment reform collaborative on or before July 15, 2019.
(4)
By February 15, 2023, and by each February 15 thereafter, the primary care payment reform collaborative shall publish primary care payment reform recommendations, informed by the primary care spending report prepared in accordance with section
25.5-1-204 (3)(c)
. The collaborative shall make the report available electronically to the general public.
(5)
The division may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section.
(6)
As used in this section, "health insurer" means:
(a)
A carrier that is subject to part 2, 3, or 4 of this article 16 and that is offering health benefit plans in Colorado; and
(b)
A carrier that provides or administers a group benefit plan for state employees pursuant to part 6 of article
50
of title
24
.
(7)
This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025. Before the repeal, the functions of the primary care payment reform collaborative are scheduled for review in accordance with section
24-34-104
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 181, § 2, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1233), ch. 2119, p. 2119, § 2, effective May 16.
2022 Ch. 181, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1233, see section 1 of chapter 194, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.