Health First Colorado, Colorado’s Medicaid program, is a public health insurance program that pays for necessary health care services for low-income Coloradans and those living with disabilities. By investing in health care services and supports, Health...
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Medicaid work requirements advance a harmful narrative
Our state’s Medicaid program, Health First Colorado, is an investment in the health of our communities. The program exists to ensure that poverty is not a barrier to the health care services that Coloradans need to concentrate in school, excel in the workplace, and...
Health care affordability and Colorado’s low wage workers: a look at Medicaid recipients in Colorado
With the Trump Administration now allowing states to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients, take a look at this comprehensive breakdown of the work and employment realities for Medicaid recipients in Colorado. [button newwindow="yes"...
Medicaid Works: A Series of Factsheets
Health First Colorado, Colorado’s Medicaid program, is a public health insurance program that pays for necessary health care services for low-income Coloradans and those living with disabilities. By investing in health care services and supports, Health First Colorado...
Letter: To The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The following letter was sent on March 6, 2017 to Patrick Conway, Acting Administrator for Centers for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health & Human Services. PDF version available here....
Why Medicaid Works
Congressional opponents of the Affordable Care Act appear to be increasingly uneasy about repealing the law’s major provisions without a replacement plan that preserves health coverage for millions of Americans. As the health care debate shifts, it is important for...
Per-capita caps = Medicaid cuts
Members of Congress are pushing to end the Medicaid system that currently allows state dollars for mandatory and optional Medicaid services and populations to be matched with federal dollars. Currently, federal dollars cover about a half of the cost of Colorado...
Proposed changes to Medicaid would hurt Coloradans
Incoming White House and congressional leaders are reportedly planning to make deep cuts in federal funding for the Medicaid program which provides health care coverage for individuals and families with limited resources. The first round of cuts would likely involve...
More Coloradans to get Medicaid
An estimated 5,000 Coloradans who lacked health coverage options will now qualify for Medicaid under recent guidance the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued on Thursday. The guidance clarifies that those who reside in community corrections...
Medicaid for Justice Involved Adults (Resource Guide)
A large proportion of people cycling out of the criminal justice system don’t have health insurance and suffer from chronic health problems – including mental illness and addiction disorders. Such unresolved health problems contribute to recidivism and justice-system...