Author: Don Knox
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Protect Colorado home care from misery of unfunded mandate | OPINION
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Don Knox Given the choice, many Coloradans would prefer to be home for the holidays, especially if the alternative is a hospital or a nursing home. This holiday season, we can be grateful for the invaluable services home care workers provide to make that possible for so many people. But home care services in Colorado…
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PODIUM | Help home health providers with inflation
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Don Knox Home care agencies serving Medicaid patients are in a catch-22 with the current inflation rate and the higher cost of everything these days. On one hand, the critical services these agencies provide in Colorado communities have never been more needed. The most vulnerable among us are often hit the hardest when times get tough,…
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In-home care providers save us a bundle — and need our help amid COVID-19
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Don Knox Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, home health and personal care workers are tirelessly providing care in people’s homes, the safest and most cost-effective locations for people who don’t need acute support. But both protective equipment and financial reimbursement are lacking, placing both home-based care providers and their patients in a precarious position. Colorado’s home…




