Governor Polis Signs 14 Healthcare Bills, Here's How They'll Affect You

Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently signed 14 healthcare bills at the Boettcher Mansion last week, reports 9NEWS.

One of the biggest bills (Bill HB21-1307) includes an Insulin Affordability Program that will let eligible participants receive a one-year prescription for no more than a $50 copay for a one-month supply, according to 9NEWS.

The program also sets the copay price cap at $35 for an emergency 30-day supply of insulin once per 12-month period.

"For Coloradans living with Type 1 Diabetes, insulin is essential to their survival - it is the same as oxygen," said Rep. Dylan Roberts (D-Eagle). "With this new law, Coloradans will no longer be forced to choose between this life-saving and life-sustaining drug and their other expenses."

Some of the other bills that have been signed by Gov. Polis are:

• Senate Bill 290: puts $15 million into the Area Agencies on Aging grant program aimed to provide services for older Coloradans
• Senate Bill 158: the Colorado Health Service Corps program now includes geriatric advanced practice providers
• Senate Bill 181: expands the existing Health Disparities Grant Program
• Senate Bill 9: provides free contraceptive care and counseling through the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
• Senate Bill 16: requires health insurance plans to cover contraception + counseling, prevention, screening, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections
• Senate Bill 193 & 194: inserts additional protections for pregnant people before, during, and after giving birth to state law
• House Bill 1068: insures would be required to cover yearly mental health screenings the same way they do for physical checkups or other preventive care

You can find the full list of bills here.