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Medicaid spending surge for therapy sessions prompts Colorado to reinstate limits
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Colorado’s health agency will reinstate prior authorization requirements for Medicaid patients’ therapy sessions next year as part of its efforts to control costs, which soared following a state law passed in 2022. That year, the state legislature adopted a bill prohibiting health plans from requiring prior authorization for psychotherapy sessions for Medicaid recipients. While the…
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Judge tosses disability discrimination lawsuit against state’s Medicaid contractor
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A physician has failed to show his disability was the reason a state contractor moved to terminate his employment, a federal judge ruled, finding instead there were legitimate concerns from government employees about the doctor’s performance. Stephen Gorshow sued eQHealth Solutions LLC, his former employer, alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by taking…
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A (very) different take on Sue Birch’s departure from guv’s cabinet…
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… courtesy of reliably right-of-center Colorado Peak Politics, which isn’t about to cut Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper any slack. As noted here earlier this week, Hick’s office had announced Sue Birch, executive director of the state Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, will leave to take over the Washington State Health Care Authority. The announcement included accolades…
