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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis proposes cuts to Medicaid amid out-of-control growth

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis unveiled an austere $47.9 billion state spending plan Friday that increases discretionary spending by a mere 2% while cutting the state workforce, Medicaid and reserve ...
Vail Daily

Colorado lawmakers scrutinize strategies to rein in state Medicaid spending

A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers tasked with writing the state’s annual budget voiced concerns on Monday over ...
Vail Daily

‘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 ...
Colorado Public Radio

Colorado governor says state Medicaid spending is out of control, proposes measures to rein it in

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday said the state needs to slash spending on Medicaid to ...