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flag Colorado's 2026-27 budget proposes a 5.6% spending increase, limits Medicaid growth, and maintains full K-12 funding.

flag Colorado Governor Jared Polis has proposed a 2026-27 budget that increases state spending by 5.6% to over $50 billion, focusing on slowing Medicaid growth while maintaining full funding for K-12 education. flag The plan limits Medicaid spending to a $297.7 million increase—about half of its projected rise—by capping home health care hours, reinstating annual dental benefit limits, and withholding a planned 1.6% provider rate hike. flag It maintains coverage for all 1.2 million Medicaid recipients, avoids cuts that could raise uncompensated care costs, and continues efforts to fully fund schools. flag The proposal also includes administrative savings and renewed calls to privatize Pinnacol Assurance to generate revenue for senior tax breaks. flag The budget will be reviewed by the Joint Budget Committee and finalized by the legislature in early 2026.

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