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State Information > Medicaid Waivers > Colorado

Colorado Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS Waivers, 2005.

In 2005, there were 25,575 participants in the 9 waiver programs in Colorado (Table 1) with expenditures totaling $358,434,542 (an average expenditure of $14,015 per participant) (Table 2).

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Table 1, Colorado 1915(c) HCBS Waiver Participants, by Waiver and Waiver Target Group, 2005

Waiver Name by Waiver Target Group

Number of
Colorado
Participants

Colorado Participants per 1,000 Population US Participants per 1,000 Population
Total MR/DDnote 7,547 1.62 1.47
     Supported Living  3,116  0.67
-
     Children's Habilit. (CHuRP)  205  0.04
-
     Children's Extensive Support (DD)  230  0.05
-
     DD  3,996  0.86
-
Total TBI/SCInote 325 0.07 0.04
     Brain Injury  325  0.07
-
Total Aged/Disabled 15,219 3.26 1.41
     Elderly, Blind and Disabled  15,219  3.26
-
Total Children 616 0.13 0.06
     Children's  616  0.13
-
Total HIV/AIDSnote 61 0.01 0.05
     HIV/AIDS  61  0.01
-
Total Mental Health 1,807 0.39 0.01
     Major Mental Illness  1,807  0.39
-
Total [9 waivers] 25,575 5.48 3.59


Table 2, Colorado 1915(c) HCBS Waiver Expenditures, by Waiver and Waiver Target Group, 2005

Waiver Name by Waiver Target Group
Colorado
Expenditures
Colorado Expenditures per Participant

US Expenditures per Participant

Total MR/DDnote $244,071,863 $32,340 $39,325
     Supported Living  $34,801,462  $11,169
-
     Children's Habilit. (CHuRP)  $6,791,958  $33,132
-
     Children's Extensive Support (DD)  $3,103,279  $13,493
-
     DD  $199,375,164  $49,894
-
Total TBI/SCInote $8,976,067 $27,619 $31,114
     Brain Injury  $8,976,067  $27,619
-
Total Aged/Disabled $96,423,177 $6,336 $8,694
     Elderly, Blind and Disabled  $96,423,177  $6,336
-
Total Children $440,463 $715 $10,946
     Children's  $440,463  $715
-
Total HIV/AIDSnote $446,504 $7,320 $4,081
     HIV/AIDS  $446,504  $7,320
-
Total Mental Health $8,076,468 $4,470 $4,705
     Major Mental Illness  $8,076,468  $4,470
-
Total [9 waivers] $358,434,542 $14,015 $21,681

This information is part of the Center for PAS report:

Harrington, C. & Ng, T. (March 2009). Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Data, 2005.

Source: Center for PAS analysis of CMS Form 372 waiver data.

Notes:

MR/DD: Mental Retardation/Developmentally Disabled

TBI/SCI: Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

HIV/AIDS: Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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