Podcasts about colorado's medicaid

Good Morning, Colorado, you're listening to the Daily Sun-Up with the Colorado Sun. It's Wednesday July 21st,    Today - Colorado's Medicaid program is in need of an overhaul. So can the recent $500 million injection of funds solve the issues?   But before we begin, let's go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett's book “Colorado Day by Day”:   Today, we take you back to July 21st, 1880 when The US Army established a small outpost on the Uncompahgre River. The goal was to force Utes to move downstream while holding back the nearly 2,000 Americans who desired that region and planned to settle there.    Now, our feature story.   Colorado's Medicaid program got a $500 million injection of funds. This could bring a lot of help to the program, which is in need of an overhaul — but it comes with a caveat. The funds only last for three years. Colorado Sun's social editor Danika Worthington talks with reporters Jennifer Brown and Michael Booth about how Colorado plans to use these funds and how that sets it apart from other states.   To read more of Jennifer and Michael's reporting on Medicaid's plans for the future, go to coloradosun.com.    And Before we go, here are a few stories that you should know about today:   The Colorado AFL-CIO says it won't donate to any state Democratic committees, campaigns or candidates for almost a year. Leaders of the union say this is because their reps weren't brought to the caucus when important issues were discussed this legislative session. They say their seats were given to business and opposition groups. Unions have traditionally been an important voter bloc -- and a significant source of campaign cash -- for Democrats. Morgan Carroll, the leader of the state Democratic party said the unions still are important to Colorado politics and people. Unions are essential for a healthy economy and good quality of life, she said.    Releases from some upstream reservoirs have allowed some fishing restrictions to have been lifted along a stretch of the Colorado River. But that doesn't mean they're gone for good. Biologists warn that historically low water flows caused by the drought could combine with high water temperatures and wildfire sediment to create conditions that starve trout of oxygen, forcing more bans down the line.    U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said he is confident that the temporary expansion of the federal Child Tax Credit will be made permanent — he's just not sure when. The Democrat sat down with Sun reporter Jesse Paul this week to answer reader questions about the bill. The tax credit allows parents of children up to age 17 to receive monthly installments of cash if their income is below a set limit. Payments began last week under the American Rescue Plan. Republicans in Congress have spoken out against the tax-credit expansion, but Bennet still maintains that they'll come around, saying the credit is “enormously popular with American people.”    The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging that he and two others — including a 27-year-old Aspen man named Matthew Grimes — conspired to influence Trump's foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates. Federal prosecutors say Grimes was regularly in contact with senior leadership of the UAE. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mark Lesko characterized the conduct as “nothing short of a betrayal of those officials in the United States, including the former President.”   For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. And don't forget to tune in again tomorrow for a special holiday episode. Now, a quick message from our editor.   The Colorado Sun is non-partisan and completely independent. We're always dedicated to telling the in-depth stories we need today more than ever. And The Sun is supported by readers and listeners like you.   Right now, you can head to ColoradoSun.com and become a member. Starting at $5 per month for a basic membership and if you bump it up to $20 per month, you'll get access to our exclusive politics and outdoors newsletters. Thanks for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CHI's Jeff Bontrager interviews HCPF's Laurel Karabatsos. Accompanies The Ways of the RAEs, a paper by CHI.

Episode 5 of the Colorado Health Institute's series on Colorado's Medicaid program and the RAEs. An interview with Gretchen McGinnis of Colorado Access.

Episode 5 of the Colorado Health Institute's series on Colorado's Medicaid program and the RAEs. An interview with Alonzo Payne of Health Colorado.

Episode 2 of the Colorado Health Institute's series on Colorado's Medicaid program and the RAEs. An interview with Patrick Gordon and Meg Taylor of Rocky Mountain Health Plans.

Discussion about Colorado's Medicaid program and how families qualify.