WellPower, the community mental health center for Denver, will join forces with Jefferson Center, which serves Jefferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin counties
Medicaid
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Colorado is paying parents to take care of children with disabilities, a pandemic benefit that’s sticking around
Medicaid officials and parents have debated the touchy subject for the past three years, since the pandemic isolated them in their homes without help
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A Colorado dad wanted more for his son. So he opened a trade school for young adults with autism.
Graduates of the Englewood school are getting jobs as auto mechanics, welders, carpenters and electricians
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Autism centers are leaving Colorado, landing kids on waitlists while therapists beg for better pay rates
A state committee recommended a rate increase, but autism therapy providers say several agencies have already shut their doors
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Opinion: The Four Corners is unlikely to benefit from a promising Alzheimer’s treatment
A decision by Medicaid and Medicare means mostly the rich and those on the Front Range will be able to afford and access clinical trials for FDA-approved Lecanemab.
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Medicaid work requirements could make 46,000 Coloradans lose coverage
Tens of thousands of people in the state could lose Medicaid coverage as a result of work requirements, which are a major sticking point in federal debt ceiling negotiations
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Parents of kids with medical needs say they’ve been battling Medicaid over in-home nursing care for years
Colorado families with children on ventilators and using feeding tubes say they continue to receive denials from Medicaid
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Colorado clinics could soon be reimbursed for linking patients to healthy food, housing services
State lawmakers want Medicaid officials to seek federal approval and begin reimbursing for work that connects patients to resources that affect overall health
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Lo que los coloradenses necesitan saber para renovar Medicaid ya que muchos podrían perder su cobertura
Hasta 325,000 personas podrían perder su cobertura de Medicaid en Colorado a lo largo del año que viene. Esta guía te dirá cómo guiarte por el proceso de renovación.
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What Coloradans need to know about renewing Medicaid as many face losing their coverage
As many as 325,000 people could lose Medicaid coverage in Colorado over the coming year. This guide will tell you how to navigate that.