The Medical Services Board passed MSB 26-05-05-B to implement the 56 Colorado Paid Caregiver hour cap. Read our inside look at the vote and our profound gratitude to the families who spoke out.
Jason Schlosky
Jason Schlosky has built his career at the intersection of families and care systems, helping each side understand the other better. As a husband, father of two, and a brother to siblings with disabilities, Jason knows firsthand how overwhelming it can be to navigate care systems that weren't always designed with families in mind. That lived experience doesn't sit in the background of his work. It is his North Star.
With an extensive background in executive leadership across the Colorado home care industry, Jason has dedicated his career to reducing barriers to care and helping hundreds of Colorado families access the services they need. His work centers on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), Colorado Medicaid, and the evolving landscape of paid family caregiving, systems he believes should work alongside families, not around them.
Jason is a recognized voice on Community First Choice (CFC) and treating family caregivers as the professional experts they are. His approach blends professional expertise and humor, with compassionate, practical leadership, making complex systems feel more human and less bureaucratic. He is now channeling that experience into something larger. As the founder of Caregivers First Choice, Jason is building the resource he wishes had existed for many families – a place where Colorado caregivers find real answers, real support, and a community that understands what they're carrying.
Colorado’s Family Caregiver Hour Limit Reaches Its Final Vote June 12. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Colorado is capping paid family caregiver hours. Read what’s at stake for IHSS & CDASS before the final June 12, 2026 vote and how to submit testimony.
Overburdened and Underpaid: Navigating Family Caregiver Pay in Colorado
Discover how institutional healthcare shifts systemic burdens to families while devaluing their labor. Learn how to secure fair compensation under Colorado Medicaid.
Community First Choice Colorado: The History of Consumer Direction and the Fight for Caregiver Respect
Discover how Colorado’s Community First Choice Medicaid option rewards family caregivers. Learn how to bypass the red tape and get paid for your tenure.
The Proposed Colorado HCPF 56-Hour Caregiver Limit: A Draft Rules Guide for 2026
An essential educational guide on the proposed Colorado HCPF 56-hour weekly caregiver limit draft rules for 2026. Discover how Caregivers First Choice is collaborating with the state to support family caregiver exemptions, simplify administrative reporting pathways, and preserve long-term care continuity for medically complex households.
Colorado Difficulty of Care Payments: How Your Caregiving Contributes to Medicaid and Housing Benefits
Learn how the shared-home rule protects your MAGI Medicaid and housing assistance. Understand the 2026 Community First Choice system and how to stay qualified.
The Center of the Wheel: Why the 56-Hour Cap Fails Families (and How We’re Fighting Back)
May 2026 Update: The Frizell amendment failed, but your hours are protected while an exception is pending. See how we fight for your complex care expertise.
Colorado’s 56-Hour Caregiver Cap is Now Back in the Budget Fight
Will the 56-hour caregiver cap affect you? Learn about Sen. Frizell’s $7.1M amendment to save Colorado Medicaid hours and protect family care stability.
Colorado Budget Impact on Family Caregivers: What You Must Know in 2026
The 2026 CO budget brings Medicaid rate cuts and caregiving hour caps. Learn how these changes affect you and how to protect your pay for your tenure.
Colorado Medicaid Policy Changes 2026: Navigating the $1.2B Deficit and New Service Limits
Understand how the $1.2B H.R.1 deficit impacts Colorado Medicaid in 2026. Learn about new annual service caps, caregiver hour limits, and how to request exceptions.
Why Your “Life Experience” as a Caregiver is Professional Tenure (And Why We Pay for It)
Stop being labeled “unskilled.” Get paid for your life experience as a family caregiver in Colorado. We credit your years of care as professional tenure.
Understanding the Colorado Family Caregiver Budget: Timelines, Truths, and the Long Bill
Understand the Colorado family caregiver budget. We break down the JBC timeline and the Long Bill so you know exactly where your pay stands. Read the truth.