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Arapahoe County to apply to bill homemaker services to Medicaid amid staffing and wait‑list pressure

Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Community Resources staff asked and received board approval to apply to enroll the county homemaker program as a Medicaid provider under the Community First Choice option; staff said the Medicaid reimbursement is $6.49 per 15‑minute unit and the application process takes about six months.

Kathy Smith and Courtney Stryker of Community Resources asked the board's permission to submit an application so the county's homemaker program can bill Medicaid under the state's Community First Choice option.

Staff said the program has 58 people on the current wait list and operates with three part‑time homemaker staff; the program is currently funded…

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