Medicaid applicants “don’t get timely benefits”

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The Denver Post reminds us of why government should neither expand Medicaid, nor force us to donate to charities, especially ones run by government: Roughly 19 percent of new food-stamp applications were delayed statewide in October. For Medicaid, 18 percent of new applicants didn't get timely benefits that month, according to ...

Ritter increases your insurance premiums

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

From the Northern Colorado Business Journal: Bill Ritter today announced a plan that would trim about $320 million and reduce state jobs by about 267 positions in an effort to balance Colorado's budget. Among the cuts are $18.5 million in savings to the state's Medicaid program, in part through a 1.5 percent ...

CO Medicaid cuts reimbursement rates. Will your insurance premiums go up?

Monday, July 13th, 2009

"Doctors in Colorado began to see reductions in their reimbursements from the Medicaid program on Wednesday as an effort to fill financial gaps in the state’s budget," reports a recent Denver Business Journal article. This could mean higher premiums for those who with a non-government health plan. Last year Bloomberg ...