Medicaid Commission Begins Review as Colorado Spending Continues to Climb
By: Nash Herman | Complete Colorado
Colorado’s interim Commission on Medicaid has begun meeting to address the explosive growth of the state’s health care spending. Related concerns are also on the table, such as the management of the Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing (HCPF) and fraud, waste, and abuse.
Are legislators attacking these problems from the correct angles? Let’s find out.
Faulty premises
The most recent Commission meeting raised questions about the government’s priorities in addressing Medicaid and the state budget.
A recurring theme of discussion —nothing new, yet one that actually exacerbates the very problem the Commission is attempting to address — is the idea that the health care fun...