Colorado families caring for disabled adults to see cut in Medicaid pay

Colorado families caring for disabled adults to see cut in Medicaid pay

Colorado families paid by Medicaid to provide around-the-clock care for adults with disabilities will do so with about 8% less funding starting next year under one of the cuts meant to close the state’s budget hole For years, family caregivers in Colorado received a higher reimbursement from Medicaid than “host homes,” where a handful of people with disabilities live with one or more people in charge of their care, said Deana Cairo, a Boulder re…