Most Colorado Medicaid providers could get a raise next year, if the legislature grants a request from the state agency that runs the program.
Normally, nursing homes can’t receive more than a 3% annual increase in rates, but the department’s budget request noted that may not cover the rising cost for staffing and supplies. It asked for a 5.86% increase in the coming fiscal year, plus an additional $5 per person per day for homes where 75% of the residents are covered by Medicaid, and $10 per person per day for homes where 85% are. Altogether, the average home would receive $18.37 more each day.
For home- and community-based service providers, the proposal would raise rates to cover increased minimum wages. The hourly minimum for home care workers is now $15.75 statewide and $17.29 in Denver. The increased minimum wage has brought back some home care workers who had left for higher-paying jobs in other industries, and the association supports continuing to raise pay, but rates have to keep up, Hansen said. The group also will press for increased reimbursements for physical therapy, occupational therapy and private duty nursing, which serves children with complex medical conditions, he said.
Amy Wiedeman helps her son Luke get ready for bed on Jan. 31, 2023. Colorado’s Medicaid agency is asking to increase rates of pay for people who provide home care services, which could help families hire more help for patients like Luke, who needs constant care.
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