More Colorado kids are using physical, occupational and speech therapies - and Medicaid spending has nearly doubled

Expenditures went up 90%, claims increased 49% and the number of members bumped up 36% from fiscal year 2019 to fiscal year 2025.

These are all claims through Medicaid in Colorado. Members are the number of people under 18-years-old who have received either physical, speech or occupational therapy. The claims are the number of requests for coverage made to Medicaid. Expenditure indicates the amount of money spent on these claims.
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