Suspends State Programs to Close Shortfall
Colorado executive order · EO D 2025 014
Why it matters
State programs and services listed in the order will stop spending through the end of Fiscal Year 2025-26. The order also cuts a total of about $252 million in state savings, including a hiring freeze.
What it does
- Suspends $54.9 million in state Medicaid premium funding for medical services
- Suspends $3.68 million for transgender healthcare in state prisons
- Suspends $500,000 in state reproductive health care funding for people not on Medicaid
- Suspends $131,250 for health benefits for children lacking access due to immigration status
- Suspends $3 million in distributions to local public health agencies
Signed
Signed (2025-08-28) by Governor Jared Polis as Executive Order D 2025 014
About this order
Orders the suspension of about $103 million in state programs and services through June 2026 to offset a federal tax-driven budget shortfall. Some funds are reallocated to the General Fund through cash fund transfers.
Declaring Insufficient Revenues Available for Expenditures Due to H.R. 1 and Ordering Suspension, in Whole or in Part, of Certain State Programs and Services in Order to Meet a Revenue Shortfall in Fiscal Year 2025-26
Perspectives
💬 The case for
Budget groups would likely say the cuts are needed to balance the state budget. They may argue the state cannot spend money it does not have.
💬 The case against
Health and patient groups would likely say the cuts hurt people who rely on Medicaid and mental health care. They may argue the cuts fall on people least able to absorb them.
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