Thank you for serving Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid program) and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) members.
The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (the Department) knows providers, case managers, and county and eligibility partners have many questions about the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its impact on our programs. We are sharing updates on emergency policies, COVID-19 specific billing codes and other important information on our website at colorado.gov/hcpf/covidand through this and other newsletters.
The information in this newsletter provides a weekly summary of COVID-19 guidance for Health First Colorado and CHP+ providers, Regional Accountable Entities, case managers, counties and other eligibility partners. Some audiences may receive audience specific guidance through other Department newsletters; this newsletter is a roundup of all of those communications in one place.
Providers: Please sign up for general updates, including COVID-19 information, on the Provider News webpage.
County and Eligibility Partners:Please sign upfor County Connections and the HCPF Memo Series.
Statewide Resource:OnwardCO- One-stop resource for the people of Colorado impacted by job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We hope everyone has a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend. Due to the decreased volume of policy communications, we are moving this newsletter to a biweekly basis. The next edition of this newsletter will go out on June 5.
Information for County and Eligibility Partners
In addition to the Department COVID-19 website, updates will continue to be sent out via existing channels, such as the County Connections e-newsletter and the HCPF Memo Series. Please sign up for these newsletters through the Department website.
Guidance Memos:
Operational Memo OM 20-60: Clarification for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Community Connector and Supported Community Connections Providers Related to COVID-19. Issued 5/18/2020
