Charles Brennan provided testimony in support of HB26-1012, which would have required sellers to provide consumers with the prices of the delivered goods and the goods available at the store for price transparency and fairness. It also would have prohibited unfair or deceptive trade practices by charging unreasonably excessive prices for goods and services.
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CCLP testifies in support of worker protections
Chris Nelson provided testimony in strong support of House Bill 26-1054, which would allow Colorado to step in to address declining workplace safety standards due to federal rollbacks and decline in enforcement, and allows for individual workers and labor unions to enforce their rights through private right of action.
CCLP testifies against HOAs requiring “proof of need” for language access
Morgan Turner provided testimony against HB26-1201 which would require owner's to provide "proof of need" prior to HOAs providing correspondence and notices in a language other than English.
CCLP testifies in support of ITINs for non-educational opportunities
Milena Tayah provided testimony in support of HB26-1143, which addresses the background check barrier for educational opportunities. It would require that an ITIN be allowed in lieu of a SSN when required for these background checks.
Lessons from the Public Health Emergency Unwind in Colorado
CCLP Legal Director Katherine Wallat, Esq., summarizes how CCLP addressed the disenrollment crisis. The case study covers how CCLP identified the problem, the role of community engagement finding systemic issues, the impact on thousands of Coloradans’ access to care, and long-term positive outcomes.
In May 2023, the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) officially ended, and Colorado was required to review the eligibility of the 1.8 million Coloradans who had enrolled in Medicaid during the pandemic.
Unfortunately, this was easier said than done. Some of the 64 counties responsible for determining eligibility were already behind in their processing of public benefits before this eligibility review began. Additionally, the technology systems they relied on had been plagued with errors for years.
We at CCLP recognized these unique challenges and sought to ensure we were gathering information from community advocates during this process. Through recurring meetings with Medicaid enrollment assisters and disability advocates around the state, CCLP helped identify systemic issues as they arose. Together with data gathered from Open Records Act requests and national sources, CCLP advocated directly with the state’s Medicaid agency, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF), to institute changes aimed at keeping vulnerable populations enrolled.
As Colorado struggled under the strain of eligibility renewals, the number of people being disenrolled from their coverage reached a crisis point. CCLP expanded its advocacy to include a wider range of stakeholders, including county workers, providers, and eventually, legislators. Together with the National Health Law Program, CCLP filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights in February 2024 about the discriminatory treatment of people with disabilities. This complaint resulted in media coverage, alerted state and federal agencies to the alarming issues Coloradans were facing, and helped change HCPF’s approach to the crisis.
In December, CCLP published its report on the PHE unwind, including outlining the key lessons we learned in how best to approach statewide system changes through this work:
- Diverse stakeholder engagement, directly with the communities affected by proposed changes, should take place as early and consistently as possible.
- The state must engage in a thorough assessment of its limitations prior to launching any major effort, and should prepare contingency plans as part of preparing for implementation.
- Robust data must be gathered, from multiple sources, and shared transparently in an ongoing way throughout a major change.
- Stakeholders should consider all advocacy tools—direct appeals, media coverage, administrative advocacy, legal avenues, legislative work—and use them dynamically to make a broader impact.
With the passage of House Resolution 1 and its oncoming impacts on SNAP and Medicaid, together with Colorado’s ongoing state budget structural deficit, we need to remember these lessons more than ever.
Read our Case Study: Lessons from the Public Health Emergency Unwind in Colorado to learn more.
Recent articles
CCLP testifies in support of price transparency consumer protections
Charles Brennan provided testimony in support of HB26-1012, which would have required sellers to provide consumers with the prices of the delivered goods and the goods available at the store for price transparency and fairness. It also would have prohibited unfair or deceptive trade practices by charging unreasonably excessive prices for goods and services.
CCLP testifies in support of worker protections
Chris Nelson provided testimony in strong support of House Bill 26-1054, which would allow Colorado to step in to address declining workplace safety standards due to federal rollbacks and decline in enforcement, and allows for individual workers and labor unions to enforce their rights through private right of action.
CCLP testifies against HOAs requiring “proof of need” for language access
Morgan Turner provided testimony against HB26-1201 which would require owner's to provide "proof of need" prior to HOAs providing correspondence and notices in a language other than English.
CCLP testifies in support of ITINs for non-educational opportunities
Milena Tayah provided testimony in support of HB26-1143, which addresses the background check barrier for educational opportunities. It would require that an ITIN be allowed in lieu of a SSN when required for these background checks.