CO SB067

Aligns Colorado's medical assistance programs with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by replacing income verification methods with federally approved electronic data sources instead of unemployment insurance records.

Expands pregnant women's Medicaid eligibility to 185 percent of federal poverty line (from prior limits) and ensures continuous coverage throughout pregnancy and 60 days postpartum regardless of income changes.

Requires automatic transfer of application data and verifications from ineligible applicants to the state insurance marketplace through system interface for potential alternative coverage.

Eliminates the "baby and kid care program" as a separate Colorado program, consolidating pregnant women and children coverage under standard medical assistance eligibility provisions.

Removes asset tests as eligibility conditions for certain mandatory and optional medical assistance groups, and protects counties from recovery costs when eligibility determinations are based on federally approved electronic data sources.