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Colorado Medicaid seeks millions from legislature to pay home health care workers competitive wages

Budget request would also better fund nursing homes, eliminate most Medicaid copays

Amy Wiedeman gets her 12-year-old son Luke Schiller ready for bed at their home in Centennial on Jan. 31, 2023. Colorado’s Medicaid agency is asking for more money for people who provide home care services for people like Luke, who has cerebral palsy and other illnesses that require around-the-clock care. Wiedeman said they've never been able to hire all the help Luke qualifies for, so she and her ex-husband take "night shifts" making sure Luke doesn't choke or have a seizure. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Amy Wiedeman gets her 12-year-old son Luke Schiller ready for bed at their home in Centennial on Jan. 31, 2023. Colorado’s Medicaid agency is asking for more money for people who provide home care services for people like Luke, who has cerebral palsy and other illnesses that require around-the-clock care. Wiedeman said they’ve never been able to hire all the help Luke qualifies for, so she and her ex-husband take “night shifts” making sure Luke doesn’t choke or have a seizure. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7: Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Most Colorado Medicaid providers could get a raise next year, if the legislature grants a request from the state agency that runs the program.
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