Expert guides about medicaid in Colorado from Brevy Care.
In 2026, a Colorado applicant for Medicaid long-term care whose income is over $2,982 a month, but under the region's limit, needs an income trust to qualify.
A renewal you never return can end your Health First Colorado (Colorado Medicaid) coverage even if you still qualify.
If your Colorado Medicaid was denied, cut, or terminated, you have the right to appeal and request a state fair hearing, and you can often keep your benefits while the appeal is decided.
Colorado Medicaid pays for long-term care in your own home or community, not only in a nursing home, and Colorado Medicaid HCBS waivers are how most families reach that coverage.
In 2026, a Colorado Medicaid nursing-home resident who isn't a veteran or a veteran's widow(er) keeps $110.36 a month as a Personal Needs Allowance.
Colorado Medicaid covers long-term care for seniors through Health First Colorado, with a $2,000 asset limit and a $2,982 monthly income cap requiring an income trust for higher earners.
Colorado Medicaid spousal impoverishment rules protect the at-home spouse's assets and income when the other spouse enters long-term care.
Colorado's Medicare Savings Programs pay the Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance that low-income seniors and people with disabilities can least afford.
Colorado Medicaid estate recovery can reach a family home after a long-term care recipient dies, and in Colorado that includes a home left by beneficiary deed.
To apply for Colorado Medicaid long-term care, file through Health First Colorado online at Colorado PEAK, or on a paper application you mail in or drop off at your county office.
Colorado Medicaid income limits come in two versions, and which one applies depends on the group you qualify through and the care you need.
Colorado Medicaid pays for nursing home care through Health First Colorado, the state's Medicaid program.