Colorado’s Medicaid provider rate reduction is here. See why existing IHSS/CFC caregiver pay isn’t changing — check your own rate free.
Colorado Medicaid Provider Rate Reduction: What It Means for Your Pay
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Colorado Family Caregiver Resources & Medicaid Guides
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.
Real Support, Real Pay: Navigating Colorado Caregiving Careers and Phased Hour Caps
Don’t navigate rolling caregiver hour limits alone. Learn how our team files your state exceptions or join our professional backup caregiving network.
Consumer Direction Was the Whole Point
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 Caregiver Hour Cap Starts July 1: What Families Can Do Now
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.
Introducing the Caregivers First Choice (CFC) Training Portal
The Caregivers First Choice (CFC) Training Portal puts required state and Medicaid caregiver training online — self-paced, on any device, for Colorado families.
To the Families Who Testified on Colorado Paid Caregiver Hour Limits: Thank You
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.
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.