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For years, Colorado Medicaid mistakenly paid a program’s providers several times too much — costing millions
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (1052+ words) In November, Colorado Medicaid officials corrected a mistake. Five years earlier, they'd told contracted transportation providers in metro Denver to bill the state as if the providers were specialty ambulances. By 2022, those providers were billing the state for more than…...
Fewer Colorado kids had health insurance in 2024
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (455+ words) Colorado's uninsured rate for children rose in 2024 as the COVID-19 public health emergency ended and kids dropped off Medicaid. About 6% of people under 19 didn't have some form of health insurance in 2024, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. A…...
Medicaid cuts in Trump tax bill could close 6 rural hospitals in Colorado, report warns
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1422+ words) Six rural Colorado hospitals could close in the coming years if Congress adopts the more than $600 million in Medicaid cuts currently included in the Republican tax bill, according to projections commissioned by Senate Democrats. The listed hospitals are spread across…...
Letters to the editor: Protecting Medicaid, don’t tax tips
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (22+ words) Letter writers on protecting Medicaid, not taxing tips. Letter writers on protecting Medicaid, not taxing tips. More in Letters to the Editor...