▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Legisl ative ▁Session ▁Given ▁his ▁history ▁in ▁health ▁ins urance ▁and ▁small ▁business , ▁Small wood ▁was ▁designated ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁Committee ▁and ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁Senate ▁Business , ▁Labor , ▁and ▁Technology ▁Committee . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Legisl ative ▁Session ▁ ▁Senator ▁Small wood , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁Committee , ▁made ▁medical ▁care ▁a ▁focus ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Legisl ative ▁Session . ▁ ▁House ▁Bill ▁ 1 4 3 1 ▁concerns ▁managed ▁care ▁and ▁align s ▁stat ut ory ▁prov isions ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁current ▁state wide ▁managed ▁care ▁system , ▁including ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁certain ▁ob sole te ▁ver bi age . ▁House ▁Bill ▁ 1 2 1 1 , ▁ ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁control ▁Med ica id ▁Fra ud ; ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 2 7 ▁en act ed ▁the ▁Nur se ▁Lic ensure ▁Comp act ; ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 1 4 6 ▁adds ▁a ▁layer ▁of ▁trans par ency ▁for ▁the ▁consumer ▁seeking ▁treatment ▁at ▁free - standing ▁emer gency ▁depart ments ▁ ▁and ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 1 3 2 ▁allows ▁ins urance ▁companies ▁to ▁offer ▁cat ast roph ic ▁health ▁ins urance ▁plans ▁to ▁customers ▁res iding ▁in ▁Colorado . ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁b ills ▁were ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁by ▁the ▁Governor . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Legisl ative ▁Session ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Camp aign ▁website ▁Colorado ▁General ▁Assembly ▁profile ▁