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Dozens of advocates, families and medical professionals urge Joint Budget Committee to protect Medicaid and home‑and‑community services
Summary
Patients, clinicians and disability advocates told the Joint Budget Committee that Medicaid and home‑and‑community‑based services are essential to keeping people healthy and in community settings, and urged lawmakers not to cut reimbursement or core programs that would reduce access.
Denver — Dozens of patients, caregivers, health professionals and disability advocates told the Joint Budget Committee that Medicaid, Medicaid buy‑in options and home‑and‑community‑based services (HCBS) are critical to individual health, family stability and the state economy, and asked lawmakers not to cut reimbursement rates or programs in this budget cycle.
Speakers included caregivers and family members who described how waivers and HCBS enable people with developmental disabilities and complex medical needs to live at home and participate in daily life; a pediatrician who said early supports save long‑term costs; and advocates who warned that reduced Medicaid reimbursement or program changes would worsen access and strip…
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