Tag: colorado department of health care policy and financing
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Colorado’s Medicaid overspending contributes to $1 billion hole in state reserve
Colorado’s budget writers on Thursday examined a $1 billion hole in reserves for the next fiscal year, a deficit aggravated by overspending by the state agency that administers Medicaid. The Joint Budget Committee, which received revenue forecasts that will shape its decisions for the state’s 2025-26 spending plan, started its review by looking at the…
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Promised state-backed health care public option delayed, but not forgotten
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When last year’s legislative session gaveled in, the hottest show under the gold dome was the pending fight over the public option, one of the last big pieces of Gov. Jared Polis’ campaign promise to save people money on their health care. The state’s economy…