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Colorado Rep. Jeff Hurd signs on to letter urging House leadership ‘to preserve’ Medicaid

A negative pressure room inside St. Joseph Hospital, March 10, 2020.

Polis urges Colorado’s Congressional delegation to oppose cuts to Medicaid funding

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Looming cuts to Medicaid would shake entire San Luis Valley health care system — and its economy

Gabe Evans Election Night Watch Party

Government and Politics

Rep. Gabe Evans talks tariffs, Medicaid and family during first telephone town hall

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Federal Medicaid cuts would put Colorado in a “huge vise” says treasurer Dave Young

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Deep Medicaid/SNAP cuts would cost Colorado’s economy 14,000 jobs next year, according to new report

POLIS ANNOUNCES FEDERAL FUNDS FOR RAIL RAIL PROJECTS

Government and Politics

Democrats host Medicaid day of action, warn what funding cuts could mean for Colorado

Desks fill an empty classroom.

Why teachers from across Colorado plan to protest at the state Capitol Thursday

By Jenny Brundin

A man with gray hair and moustache in a motorized wheel chair looks directly at the camera. He is in a home with wood and tile floors. He wears a gray and white polo shirt and blue pants.

Potential federal Medicaid cuts have many on edge. Here’s one Coloradan’s story

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Esto es lo que está pasando con Medicaid en Colorado, incluyendo posibles recortes federales enormes

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Financial challenges and possible Medicaid cuts puts many rural hospitals at risk of closure, says new report

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‘I am ashamed.’ State department apologizes to families, promises to maintain funding for young kids with disabilities

By Jenny Brundin

Medicare Health Insurance

Here’s what’s going on with Medicaid in Colorado, including potential deep federal cuts

Interview: GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd speaks on DOGE, Medicaid and Nazi salutes

By Kiara DeMare, Tom Hesse, and Ryan Warner

Congressman speaks to large crowd in clinic.

Government and Politics

Republicans are aiming for deep Medicaid cuts. Here’s what folks at one Colorado community health center think of it

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Health leaders warn of devastating impacts if Republicans slash Medicaid funding

An exam room inside the Evans Medical Center in University Hills

Colorado’s Medicaid agency suspends company’s statewide transportation service over billing dispute

Teens Under Stress: Thunder Vista school classroom white board

Jeffco, Adams 12 among districts that could see fewer Title I schools after Medicaid cuts

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