coaaidd.org https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html KUNC / NPR News, March 18, 2026 – Caregivers for people with disabilities brace for cuts as Colorado lawmakers balance a billion-dollar budget hole KOAA Channel 5 – Parent caregivers rally at Colorado Capitol to protest proposed Medicaid cuts COAAIDD Report Cards Joint Budget Committee – Health Care Policy and Financing (Office of Community Living) (Tom Dermody);  Consideration of JBC Staff Figure Setting Recommendation Comebacks Consideration of Potential Legislation Joint Budget Committee – Consideration of Figure Setting Recommendations for the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing CPR News, March 12, 2026 – Impact of state budget cuts gets real as lawmakers start trimming Medicaid programs Rep. Bob Marshall highlights State budget decisions that prioritize film while cutting support for Coloradans with disabilities Rep. Brandi Bradley calls out Gov. Polis and HCPF for their harmful budget choices Colorado Sun, February 9, 2026, Jennifer Brown, “Hours of tearful testimony result in pause to some Medicaid cuts for Coloradans with disabilities” Watch and listen to COAAIDD members and many others testify against harmful HCPF proposals at the Joint Budget Committee hearing on Feb. 2, 2026 Denver Post, 9/20/2025, Meg Wingerter, “Colorado Families Caring For Disabled Adults to See Cut in Medicaid Pay” Colorado Sun, November 6, 2025, Jennifer Brown “How Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt Colorado Families Caring for Adult Children With Disabilities” KOAA, November 20, 2025, Liv Wood, “Governor Polis Proposes Medicaid Funding Cuts, Leaving Caregivers Struggling” Denver Post, November 22, 2025, Meg Wingerter, “Colorado Medicaid cuts to home caregiver program would put strain on families that ‘are already struggling” Littleton Independent, December 12, 2025, “The Hidden Housing Crisis for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” Colorado Sun, January 26, 2026, Plan to Cut Medicaid For Coloradans With Disabilities Gets No Support From Governing Board, Moves Ahead Anyway Real people, real harm – see the impact of proposed HCPF cuts. Story of the Day, Member A Real people, real harm – see the impact of proposed HCPF cuts. Story of the Day, Member C Real people, real harm – see the impact of proposed HCPF cuts. Story of the Day, Member H Medical Services Board April 10, 2026