Colorado Public Radio1d
Financial challenges and possible Medicaid cuts puts many rural hospitals at risk of closure, says new report
Over the past two decades, nearly 200 rural hospitals in the U.S. have closed, but none in Colorado, the analysis reports.
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 ...
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 ...
Congressman Crank on proposed Medicaid cuts
Colorado Congressman Jeff Crank is reassuring people in his district that cuts to Medicaid will not be on the table for ...
Colorado Public Radio9d
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 ...
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch.
Republicans, who already have ruled out massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare, are turning their attention to ...
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.
Colorado Politics10dOpinion
Slashing Medicaid payment rates hurts Colorado's patients, providers | OPINION
It’s no secret the state is facing a serious budget shortfall lawmakers will be charged with addressing this legislative ...
Audit: Millions paid to deceased Medicaid members
An audit by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is reporting that approximately $6 million in payments were made to ...
Senator Hickenlooper highlights effects of funding freeze on Colorado
Senator John Hickenlooper led a virtual discussion on the impacts of the Trump administration's freeze on federal funding in ...
The Durango Herald4d
Cuts to Medicaid would affect millions of people
Congress is poised to cut Medicaid. The reasons abound, but most legislators who support the cuts cite reducing federal spending, unwinding the Affordable Care Act, and even some questionable claims ...