Tag: kim bimestefer
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Gov. Polis names new leaders for Colorado health agencies in wake of Medicaid turmoil
Gov. Jared Polis, on Thursday, announced he was appointing Gretchen Hammer to serve as acting executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and deputy executive director Stephanie Beasley to become the next commissioner of the Behavioral Health Administration. Hammer’s nomination will have to be confirmed by the state Senate. As…
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Under fire from legislators and critics, Colorado’s top Medicaid official resigns
Colorado’s top Medicaid official stepped down on Monday, just as a bipartisan bloc of state senators prepared to formally urge Gov. Jared Polis to remove her over what they called years of mismanagement, waste and costly errors inside the state’s largest agency. One legislator seeking the resignation of Kim Bimestefer, executive direct or of the…
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Colorado health officials unveil plan to soften impact of federal cuts to Medicaid
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s health officials on Tuesday unveiled a plan to tackle changes to Medicaid outlined in a congressional budget — with the goal of avoiding “draconian” cuts to the health program. Ultimately, a big part of that strategy is to reduce the demand for Medicaid in…
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Colorado health officials unveil plan to soften impact of federal cuts to Medicaid
Colorado’s health officials on Tuesday unveiled a plan to tackle changes to Medicaid outlined in a congressional budget — with the goal of avoiding “draconian” cuts to the health program. Ultimately, a big part of that strategy is to reduce the demand for Medicaid in the long term, officials said. Signed into law on July…
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Mental health crisis in Colorado jails worsens despite $250 million in state spending on the problem
Acute staffing shortages at the two state-run mental health hospitals that have left nearly half the nursing positions vacant mean more individuals than ever are languishing in jails cells in Colorado while they wait for court-ordered mental health treatment to restore them to competency so they can stand trial. As of Thursday, 449 individuals incarcerated…