Medicaid
Date updated: 01/20/2013
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Medicaid is state and federally funded medical coverage that may include minor children, parents of minor children, and pregnant women. Applicants must be residents of Larimer County and meet income requirements and resource eligibility guidelines established by the State of Colorado and the federal government. There is a 45-day approval timeframe for this program.
Colorado Medicaid pays for most health care services including, but not limited to, inpatient and outpatient hospitalization, physician services, family planning, immunizations, transportation to medical services, and community mental health services. A co-payment is paid at time of service for most benefits.
Limited information is available on the individuals receiving Medicaid benefits to protect confidentiality.
What this chart shows: Monthly Number of Unique Medicaid Clients in Larimer County, 2008 - 2012
Data Source: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
What the above data tell us:
The number of unique Medicaid clients in Larimer County has increased steadily between 2008 and 2012, most likely due to increases in unemployment throughout Larimer County. In January 2008, there were 16,826 individuals receiving Medicaid benefits in Larimer County. By the end of 2012, that number had increased 81% to 30,451.What this chart shows: Average Monthly Number of Unique Medicaid Clients in Larimer County, 2008 - 2012
Data Source: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
What the above data tell us:
The average monthly number of unique Medicaid clients in Larimer County increased from 16,684 in 2008 to 27,656 in 2011, a 66% increase, before dropping slightly in 2012 to 27,433.Additional Information:
Related Information on COMPASS-
- Affordable Rental Costs
- Childcare Assistance Program (CCAP)
- Federally Subsidized Housing
- Food Bank for Larimer County
- Home Ownership/Affordable Housing
- Homelessness
- Income by Racial Classification
- Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
- Median Family Income
- Per Capita Income
- Poverty
- Reduced/Free School Lunches
- Self-Sufficient Wages
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Other Resources -
- Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+)
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing: Medicaid Eligibility Information
- Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute/ The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Colorado 2011: A Family Needs Budget [pdf] - this report, produced by the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, uses the Self-Sufficiency Standard to calculate the income needed by families in each Colorado county to meet basic needs without public or private assistance.
- Federal Poverty Guidelines
- Larimer County Department of Human Services - Basic Assistance Programs
- United States Department of Health and Human Services - Medicaid section
- United States Department of Health and Human Services - State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) section
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N/ANumber of Unique Medicaid Clients - Larimer County
|
Month |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
% Increase |
| Jan |
16,826 |
19,303 |
22,569 |
26,200 |
28,767 |
31,339 |
8.9% |
| Feb |
17,124 |
19,542 |
22,801 |
26,445 |
28,962 |
31,952 |
10.3% |
| Mar |
17,293 |
19,997 |
23,035 |
26,808 |
29,284 |
32,113 |
9.7% |
| April |
17,488 |
20,544 |
23,207 |
27,059 |
29,164 |
32,519 |
11.5% |
| May |
17,718 |
20,823 |
23,943 |
27,316 |
29,358 |
||
| Jun |
17,939 |
21,153 |
23,886 |
27,694 |
29,659 |
||
| Jul |
18,038 |
21,420 |
24,281 |
27,797 |
29,398 |
||
| Aug |
18,208 |
21,710 |
24,784 |
28,063 |
29,677 |
||
| Sept |
18,194 |
21,734 |
25,019 |
28,279 |
29,779 |
||
| Oct |
18,485 |
21,944 |
25,268 |
28,568 |
29,871 |
||
| Nov |
18,687 |
22,130 |
25,518 |
28,713 |
30,246 |
||
| Dec |
18,889 |
22,445 |
25,765 |
28,931 |
30,451 |
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|
Avg Monthly |
19,684 |
19,596 |
24,173 |
27,656 |
27,433 |
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