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Here’s what’s going on with Medicaid in Colorado, including potential deep federal cuts
A spokesman for the state’s Medicaid program, Marc Williams, said in Colorado, children and pregnant women are the only ...
Medicaid cuts would have a big impact on Colorado’s budget
Representatives in the U.S. House advanced a budget bill late Tuesday night. It proposed to cut billions of dollars in ...
Colorado pauses deep cuts to program serving young children with disabilities — at least temporarily
The Colorado Department of Early Childhood had announced that its Early Intervention Colorado program planned to put a ...
Colorado Paid $7 Million for Dead Medicaid Recipients
The state paid insurers at least $7.3 million, consisting of approximately $3.8 million in federal funds, for services for ...
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Colorado has a plan to save $65M a year. Hospitals say it could drive them to close.
Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers want to cap state insurance payments to hospitals, but providers say they're ...
Colorado paid more than $7 million to insurance companies for care to dead Medicaid members, audit finds
The audit estimated that Colorado paid insurers at least $7.3 million, including both state money and about $3.8 million in ...
Two districts represented by Republicans have the most Coloradans relying on Medicaid
The U.S. House passed a Trump-backed budget resolution Tuesday that called for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and could require deep reductions in Medicaid spending.
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Budget shortfall means Colorado’s young children with developmental delays will get fewer services
The changes would impact potentially thousands of children, especially those from low-income families who are on Medicaid.
As G.O.P. Eyes Medicaid Cuts, States Could Be Left With Vast Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by ...
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Colorado Medicaid program paid for dead people to receive health care, federal report alleges
A federal audit uncovered more than 220,000 payments for Medicaid enrollees who had already died, but Colorado disputes the ...
As Colorado budget shortfall grows, a state senator questions $4 million in spending on new furniture
As the budget writers search for where to cut, State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer found a surprise in the legislature's own budget -- about $20 million in unspent general fund allocations from previous years.