The Gazette

Unsustainable: How Colorado’s Medicaid spending exploded

Tegan Motschall, who has cerebral palsy, smiles during an equine therapy session as Kathy Sandefur, left, and occupational therapist Liz Ampe assist. The therapy can be used as a tool in occupational ...
Summit County

Head of Colorado Medicaid office pledges to avoid ‘draconian’ cuts as agency charts a new path under GOP budget law

Colorado health officials are beginning to map out a plan for how to deal with federal changes to Medicaid under congressional Republicans’ and President Donald Trump’s recently enacted “big, ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

State Medicaid cuts pose concerns for locals with disabilities

Under Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), state taxes cannot be increased without explicit voter approval, and the ...
Loveland Reporter-Herald

After a parade of Medicaid errors and cuts, Colorado lawmakers plan a deep review of health care program

Frustrated with prior management of Medicaid and bracing for more near-term cuts, Colorado lawmakers plan to do a “deep dive” ...
The Gazette

EDITORIAL: Stop the bleeding for Colorado Medicaid

Just weeks after some Colorado members of Congress publicly called on our state to stop hemorrhaging scarce Medicaid dollars on illegal immigration, the state’s attorney general instead has decided to ...
The Daily Yonder

Where Medicaid Spending Falls Short of Need

At the county level, low Medicaid spending can reflect a variety of things. Sometimes, it just means that not a lot of people are qualified to enroll in ...