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Colorado moves ahead with phased Medicaid ride overhaul as NEMT bill awaits final signature record

Colorado is shifting Medicaid nonemergency medical transportation to a single statewide broker in phases starting July 1 in metro Denver, while an enrolled bill would make the service mandatory in state law and add rollout guardrails.

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Colorado Medicaid commission delays vote-rule decision, sets June 17 adviser pick

At its first meeting, the new panel scheduled a public June 17 vote on a technical adviser and heard staff warnings that federal Medicaid changes could squeeze Colorado’s budget, but it postponed a decision on how its final recommendations will be approved.