From the 2026 Summer Journal of the Colorado Dental Association By Lauren Harvey, CDA Director of Government Relations While the CDA was successful in many legislative efforts this year, the state budget was an area that proved challenging for all programs that receive state funding. The Colorado Joint Budget Committee (JBC) of the legislature was forced to cut upwards of …
Gov. Polis Signs State Budget: CDA Secures Substantial Medicaid Rate Hike for 28 Dental Codes
Gov. Polis signed the fiscal year 2024/2025 state budget, which will go into effect on July 1, 2024. Among several important budget inclusions was over $78 million dedicated to meaningful reimbursement rate increases for Medicaid dental providers. This increase resulted from 18 months of work by the CDA Medicaid Task Force initially chaired by Dr. Carol Morrow in 2022/2023 and …


