Republicans, who already have ruled out massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare, are turning their attention to siphoning as much as $880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade to help

A spokesman for the state’s Medicaid program, Marc Williams, said in Colorado, children and pregnant women are the only undocumented people who receive Medicaid. The idea is to get them preventive care, so they don’t need costlier emergency coverage down the road.

Representatives in the U.S. House advanced a budget bill late Tuesday night. It proposed to cut billions of dollars in funding, but one particular area would have a major impact on Colorado's economy if U.

The state paid insurers at least $7.3 million, consisting of approximately $3.8 million in federal funds, for services for deceased Colorado residents.

The audit estimated that Colorado paid insurers at least $7.3 million, including both state money and about $3.8 million in federal funds, which the state might have to return. The payments were made on behalf of nearly 9,000 deceased Coloradans, according to the report.

Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers want to cap state insurance payments to hospitals, but providers say they're already operating in the red.

The U.S. House passed a Trump-backed budget resolution Tuesday that called for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and could require deep reductions in Medicaid spending.

The changes would impact potentially thousands of children, especially those from low-income families who are on Medicaid.

Support and services for children with developmental delays or disabilities is being drastically cut in Colorado as the state faces a $1.2 billion budget deficit.

As the budget writers search for where to cut, State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer found a surprise in the legislature's own budget -- about $20 million in unspent general fund allocations from previous years.