Colorado lawmakers scrutinize strategies to rein in state Medicaid spending

Colorado lawmakers scrutinize strategies to rein in state Medicaid spending

A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers tasked with writing the state’s annual budget voiced concerns on Monday over proposals to curb Medicaid spending during a marathon, multi-hour hearing.  Lawmakers who serve on the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee met at the Capitol to hear from officials with the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, which oversees the state’s Medicaid program, on ways the agency plans to address gr…