The U.S. House passed a Trump-backed budget resolution Tuesday that called for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and could require deep reductions in Medicaid spending.
Potential Medicaid cuts could gut services for Coloradans served by small community health centers, providers and patients say.
As congressional Republicans look to slash government spending by more than $1 trillion, Colorado health care and political leaders are ringing the alarm over what that could mean for Medicaid in
In recent years, Medicaid coverage has expanded in many states under the Affordable Care Act, often ones led by Republicans, to cover more low-income adults. The KFF poll found two-thirds of people living in non-expansion states want their state to expand their Medicaid programs.
Medicaid transportation issues arise in Colorado as the state cancels the MedRide contract for non-compliance.
Colorado Democrats urged Rep. Gabe Evans to address constituents’ concerns about potential cuts to Medicaid outside his Northglenn office.