Medicaid expanding

Colorado is starting to help out some of their poorest residents enroll in Medicaid. Colorado has an indigent care program that helps charity clinics and hospitals cover bills. But it only pays about 10 cents on the dollar. That's starting to change as Colorado is adding people to its rolls for Medicaid, the state and federal health program for the poor and disabled. Though 50000 people qualify for Medicaid only about 10000 will get all the services they need. Like most states Colorado has limited enrollment to some kids , pregnant women and some disabled , so most states don't cover some of the poorest families. But the new federal health law extends the states reach, allowing them to help adults even without children. The reason enrollment is so low is because Colorado expects cost per medical bill will increase. This is because typically poor people without health insurance dot visit the doctor making their risk a lot higher for health problems, they may not see a doctor at all until  the condition becomes dire. Colorado  is now the seventh state to take advantage of this.This is all great news especially for people like Dan miller . Dan is a homeless man in Downtown Denver who sells newspapers for $15  a day. Dan went to one of Colorado charity clinics and after some health problems was able to get a free CT scan, normally his bill would be upwards of $2000. Some people are saying the country cant afford this but the way i see it , if you start making the general public healthier then more people will be able to work.