Colorado to expand health care to illegals, leading to $17 million expense overage

By Brandon Richard | Denver7 News

A Colorado program launching on Jan. 1 will provide health care coverage to thousands of undocumented immigrants who currently lack it.

The program, known as Cover All Coloradans, will expand Medicaid coverage to low-income pregnant women and children regardless of their immigration status. It was created through the passage of House Bill 22-1289 in 2022.

“I think what we know is everybody deserves access to health care,” said Adam Fox with Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, which helped push for the passage of the law.

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