Mountain Valley Transit warns Medicaid changes and broker switch threaten service capacity
Mountain Valley Transit told Chaffee County commissioners it’s facing steep Medicaid reimbursement cuts and a state move to a single broker that will require new software and training. Staff say they are already turning down roughly 40% of ride requests and need additional local support to stabilize operations.
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Mountain Valley Transit updated the board on a series of funding and operational shocks that staff say are already constraining service. Kate of Mountain Valley Transit told commissioners the agency saw a 54% drop in Medicaid reimbursement last year and “we're dropping another, 12% starting with the last week on the 1st,” which staff say will reduce pay-per-ride revenue and add new administrative burdens.
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