Colorado would lose billions in Medicaid funding under House Republicans’ plan

Up to 108,000 people in the state are expected to lose health insurance under GOP proposal

More than 100,000 Coloradans could lose their health insurance and the state would face a budget shortfall in the billions if Congress passes newly proposed cuts to Medicaid, according to preliminary estimates from state agencies and nonprofit groups.

Two points in House Republicans’ plan to slash Medicaid spending would cause most of the losses: work requirements, which a national nonprofit estimated would push anywhere from 95,000 to 108,000 people in Colorado off the program, and reducing states’ ability to claim matching federal funds when they tax health care providers.