The Colorado Sun

Colorado lawmakers return to Capitol facing $850 million mountain of tough budget decisions

The General Assembly will have to make funding cuts and it also has no money available to spend on new programs.
SummitDaily.com

‘No magic bullet:’ Colorado officials seek ways to curb rising Medicaid costs

Colorado’s spending on Medicaid — the federal-state program that covers more than 1 in 5 low-income Coloradans — is reaching ...
Daily Camera

Colorado Medicaid cuts to home caregiver program would put strain on families that ‘are already struggling’

Susan Root often works 16-hour days as she makes sure the machines that feed her daughter and pump oxygen into her lungs are working. She also manages her daughter’s seizures and handles all the ...
Hoodline

Polis’ Farewell State Speech Puts Colorado on Wallet Watch

Gov. Jared Polis used his final State of the State address on Thursday to fire a warning shot over Colorado’s checkbook, ...

Colorado rural hospitals to receive $200M annually, but Medicaid cuts total more than $1B

Rural hospitals will benefit from $200 million in federal funding each year for the next five years, but Colorado is losing ...
The Aspen Times

Colorado seeks at least $500 million in rural health funding from federal Republicans’ megabill

Colorado health officials are seeking at least $500 million in health care funding over five years for rural communities, as cuts to Medicaid and other safety-net services are set to take hold. The ...