The Denver Post

By: Jessica Seaman

The uninsured rate for low-income adults has dropped 29 percentage points since Colorado expanded Medicaid — the largest decrease experienced by a state, according to a new study.

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The report’s findings highlight the role Medicaid plays in rural communities, which have a higher number of uninsured patients and have been battling a shortage of health care providers, said Joan Alker, executive director of the Center for Children and Families and an author of the study. “Many folks don’t realize Medicaid is such a critical pillar of the health care system in those communities,” Alker said.

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