When it came time for any of the Colorado Medical Services Board members to make a motion, there was only dead silence. But about a week later, Medicaid officials posted a memo directing case managers to move ahead with the rule change anyway. While Medicaid officials didn’t get the backing of the Medical Services Board, they have an August executive order from Gov. Yet Medicaid officials, in asking for the rule change, told board members they needed the emergency rule approved in order to move forward. It costs the federal-state Medicaid program $460 million annually, with a median per-person cost of $76,000 per member.

Source: Daily Sun January 26, 2026 12:39 UTC