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Colorado Budget Shortfall Cuts Medicaid for Immigrant Families

4/10/2026

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Colorado faces a $1.5 billion budget shortfall that forces cuts to the Cover All Coloradans program.
The program provides Medicaid coverage for pregnant immigrant women and children.
Costs rose from $14.7 million to $104.5 million.
The Joint Budget Committee has proposed capping enrollment at 25,000 children and reducing benefits.
Democrats support the program, while Republicans say it diverts funds from U.S. citizens.

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Story summary

Colorado faces a $1.5 billion budget shortfall that forces cuts to the Cover All Coloradans program.
The program provides Medicaid coverage for pregnant immigrant women and children.
Costs rose from $14.7 million to $104.5 million.
The Joint Budget Committee has proposed capping enrollment at 25,000 children and reducing benefits.
Democrats support the program, while Republicans say it diverts funds from U.S. citizens.