Medicaid cuts payments to Colo. docs - Denver Business Journal:

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Included in the 2009-1 “long bill” approved by state legislators andColoradio Gov. Bill Ritter, the cuts account for a $30.8 milliom reduction for Colorado medical But the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and which was given some flexibility in implementing the aimed to lower costs byreducing “avoidable to emergency rooms and encouraging primary and preventatived care. In doing so, the department excludexd primary care, preventative care and dental services from takinthe cuts.
Other medical professionals who serve Medicaid clients will see a rate reductionb no greater than 2 The department said in a statement it believedthat across-the-boarrd cuts would do “more harm than good” to Medicaid Despite the cuts, Alfred Gilchrist, CEO of the Coloradko Medical Society, said the group will make everty effort to encourage doctors to participate in the Medicaid prograjm during difficult economic times. Medicaid is a publifc health care insurance programfor Colorado’s low-income children, pregnant women, the elderly and peopld with disabilities. Eligibility is based on income andfamilh size. The program is funded through a federal-statr partnership.
There were 462,033 people enrolled in Medicaied as ofMay 31, 2009.