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Graceride asks Pueblo council to back letter pressing state to release Medicaid reimbursements; cites local patient access impact
Summary
At the May 12 work session, representatives of Graceride Medical Transportation and Colorado Secure Transportation asked Pueblo City Council for a support letter urging the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to resume Medicaid reimbursements withheld since August 2023.
At the May 12 work session, representatives of Graceride Medical Transportation and Colorado Secure Transportation asked Pueblo City Council for a support letter urging the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to resume reimbursements and to consider Graceride’s proposed expansion centered in Pueblo.
Frazier Gobina, identified in the presentation as owner and CEO of Graceride Medical Transportation, told the council that Graceride has not been reimbursed by HCPF for Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) services since a statewide investigation and prepayment review began in August 2023. Gobina said the company continued to provide trips during the…
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