Policy updates
New rules, deadlines and program changes for families on Medicaid waivers and disability services, explained in plain English with links to the official sources.
If someone in your family is on Kentucky's Michelle P. or HCB waiver waitlist, a signed Provider Attestation is due by January 31, 2027 to stay on it.
Starting October 2026, some lawfully present immigrants lose Health First Colorado and CHP+. Children under 19 and pregnant members stay qualified.
From December 1, 2026, Colorado Medicaid uses a national checklist to review new requests for kids' behavioral therapy, including ABA.
Kentucky's waiver division is now the Division of Long-Term Services and Supports. Phone numbers, programs and deadlines did not change.
Kentucky shared newer waiver waitlist counts: 19,076 people waiting statewide as of August 17, 2026. This is a count, not a change to services.
Kentucky's CHILD waiver, for kids and youth up to age 21 with high-intensity behavioral health or developmental needs, is now accepting applications.
For Colorado Medicaid applications filed on or after January 1, 2027, coverage for past medical bills will reach back 1 or 2 months instead of 3.
Families of Colorado kids on CES, CwCHN, CHRP or CFC may get a survey email starting October 5, 2026. It is real, and answering is optional.
Colorado HCBS members can now have the yearly reassessment visit and support-plan meeting on the same day, if they prefer. Effective September 23, 2026.