Explore our library of resources for Colorado family caregivers. From navigating Community First Choice (CFC) and Medicaid policies to understanding caregiver wage caps, our expert guides are here to support you.
Phase 2 of Colorado’s weekly caregiver limit opened November 1. Here’s what has to be on file before January 1, plus Round 2 feedback, the November 13 board meeting, and a new Notice of Rights memo.
Seven Medicaid changes are now permanent. Eight more aren’t final, including a 7-hour weekly cap on Personal Care paid to parents. HCPF takes comments Tuesday and Wednesday. Our new tracker shows every change, its Board vote, and what it means for your hours, updated every Monday.
Colorado’s Medicaid agency put five proposals on the table to slow Personal Care and Homemaker spending. Here’s how each works, who it touches, and where Caregivers First Choice stands.
Colorado’s Medicaid group rate rule is still being drafted. Here’s what HCPF clarified at the September 11 hearing and what family caregivers should know.
HCPF finalized the Weekly Caregiver Limit rule on Aug 14, 2026. Emergency windows, denial timelines, and exception criteria all shifted. Here’s the breakdown.
HCPF’s new tips resource explains caregiver hour-limit exceptions. See the Phase 2 window and what it means for your hours.
Colorado’s Medicaid provider rate reduction is here. See why existing IHSS/CFC caregiver pay isn’t changing — check your own rate free.
Colorado’s new 56-hour caregiver cap does not reduce the care the state certifies a member needs. It limits who may be paid to deliver it. Tracing consumer-directed care to its civil-rights roots, this piece argues that capping a member’s chosen caregiver, in the homes where no other caregiver exists, breaks the promise the model was built on.
Colorado’s Medicaid caregiver hour cap begins July 1, 2026. See what’s changing, who files the exception, and what family caregivers should do now.
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.