Coalition warns Colorado safety net strained as Medicaid unwind leaves hundreds of thousands uninsured

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A coalition of safety-net providers told the House Health & Human Services Committee that Colorado faces large coverage losses and operational strain after the Medicaid continuous coverage unwind, with federal grant payment interruptions and calls for investments in enrollment systems and the primary care fund.

A coalition of Colorado safety-net providers told the House Health & Human Services Committee on a presentation day that the state's health safety net is under acute strain after the end of continuous Medicaid coverage and recent federal grant interruptions.

The Save Our Safety Net Coalition, represented by Ross Brooks, CEO of Colorado Community Health Network, and policy and economic experts from the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and the Colorado Future Center, pressed lawmakers to invest in enrollment systems, preserve Medicaid funding and expand the Primary Care Fund.

The coalition said the scale of coverage loss is large. "An estimated 575,000 people lost Medicaid coverage during the unwind," Bethany Pray, chief legal and policy officer at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, said in the presentation materials and remarks to the committee.…

Coalition warns Colorado safety net strained as Medicaid unwind leaves hundreds of thousands uninsured

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