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For years, Colorado Medicaid mistakenly paid a program’s providers several times too much — costing millions

A billing code error for wheelchair transport in metro Denver caused millions in excess Medicaid payments, with a $60.5 million saving projected for 2026-27 after correction.

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In November, Colorado Medicaid officials corrected a mistake. Five years earlier, they’d told contracted transportation providers in metro Denver to bill the state as if the providers were specialty ambulances. By 2022, those providers were billing the state for more than $640 for every pick-up. By 2025, the rate increased more, to nearly $669. In reality, the pick-ups should have cost $65, legislative staff told lawmakers Tuesday. “This just se…

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For years, Colorado Medicaid mistakenly paid a program’s providers several times too much — costing millions

Colorado's Medicaid authority mistakenly paid metro Denver transportation providers 10 times too much for transporting patients with extra large wheelchairs, Colorado lawmakers learned this week.

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Denver Post broke the news in Denver, United States on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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