 Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | | |
| | | | | BY MEG WINGERTER Colorado lawmakers haven't accepted the majority of proposed cuts to Medicaid but are moving forward with several major ones, including reducing rates paid to providers. Other reductions still on the table would cap spending on health care for undocumented children, reduce the number of people allowed to enroll in a Medicaid program for adults with developmental disabilities and reduce pay for private-duty nurses. My colleague Nick Coltrain has the run-down on where the budget stands now. | | | | Two newly confirmed measles cases may have exposed people at a Colorado Springs Chick-fil-A to the virus, state and local public health officials said Wednesday. | | | | | Between 2023 and 2024, 126 hospitals shut down their inpatient psychiatric units. | | | | | Weiser’s plan called for the state to shift investment toward preventive care, build on the Colorado Option and use the courts to challenge health care consolidation and enforce laws limiting surprise medical bills. | | | | | Soon, data will reveal whether the U.S. has lost its hard-won measles elimination status. | | | | | Gov. Jared Polis acknowledged in an interview Friday that he was working on an executive order to end state spending on sugary drinks and alcohol, which he said he would issue in a few weeks. | | | | | Refusals of vitamin K shots nearly doubled between 2017 and 2024. | | | | | What we're reading
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