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Providers and families tell HCPF caps risk care access and legal confusion
Summary
In an open forum at the CFC Council meeting, case managers, providers and advocates warned that the proposed caregiver-hour limits and soft caps could worsen rural access, strain the workforce and create legal ambiguity for appeals; HCPF said it will publish memos, operational guidance and seek legal clarification.
Stakeholders at the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Community First Choice Council meeting told HCPF staff that the announced soft caps and per-caregiver limits could hinder access to care and create confusion for families and providers.
Molly, a former case manager who spoke during open forum, said the limits could reduce caregivers’ ability to keep people in their homes and called the policy “cruel” in practice. "So that seems cruel really or just really poorly thought out," she said, describing how a single caregiver who currently covers many hours might be unable to continue serving the same member under the new per-caregiver weekly limit.
Megan Bowser of Family Voices Colorado raised legal concerns about…
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