New Medicaid Estimates

"According to a new cost-benefit analysis from the Colorado Health Institute, expanding Medicaid would cost Colorado about $1 billion over 10 years and add an estimated 240,000 to the state’s Medicaid rolls, including as many as 73,000 people who could switch from private to public health insurance.

Colorado lawmakers expect to introduce a bill in the coming weeks that will outline the state's plans for Medicaid expansion.  Read the informative blog post from Health Policy Solutions here."  [Source: Colorado Rural Health Center]