Settlement With MedRide Cuts NEMT Medicaid Spending
Colorado General Assembly | State of ColoradoState · CO- Disclosed value
- Decreases of $17,647,557 in FY 2025-26 and $20,751,726 in FY 2026-27 total funds associated with MedRide payments
- From report
- Document date
- Jan 27, 2026
The 30-second brief
The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing reached a settlement agreement with MedRide, its largest NEMT provider, imposing stricter compliance, auditing, and a daily trip cap starting June 2025. The agreement is projected to reduce Medicaid transportation expenditures by $17.6 million in FY 2025-26 and $20.8 million in FY 2026-27 without reducing overall member ride volume.
MEDRIDE holds this transportation contract with Colorado General Assembly | State of Colorado. Its other public contracts on record include work for Pueblo West Metropolitan District and Pikes Peak Area COG.
Term as filed: Settlement agreement effective June 2025; projections provided for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27.
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Contract details
- Contract type
- Transportation
- Amount
- Decreases of $17,647,557 in FY 2025-26 and $20,751,726 in FY 2026-27 total funds associated with MedRide payments
- Document date
- January 27, 2026
- Term
- Settlement agreement effective June 2025; projections provided for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27
- Vendor
- MEDRIDE
- Source document
- Joint Budget Committee Supplemental Budget Requests FY 2025-26 (Report)
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Questions about this contract
Who was awarded the transportation contract by Colorado General Assembly | State of Colorado?
MEDRIDE was awarded this transportation contract by Colorado General Assembly | State of Colorado, as recorded on January 27, 2026. The contract value is Decreases of $17,647,557 in FY 2025-26 and $20,751,726 in FY 2026-27 total funds associated with MedRide payments.
How much is the MEDRIDE contract with Colorado General Assembly | State of Colorado worth?
The MEDRIDE contract with Colorado General Assembly | State of Colorado is valued at Decreases of $17,647,557 in FY 2025-26 and $20,751,726 in FY 2026-27 total funds associated with MedRide payments, covering transportation work.
What type of contract is this?
This is a Transportation contract, documented as a report record.
Where was this contract approved?
This contract appears in Joint Budget Committee Supplemental Budget Requests FY 2025-26 (Report), dated January 27, 2026 from Colorado General Assembly | State of Colorado. Civic IQ extracts contract records directly from agency meeting documents and solicitations.
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What other contracts does MEDRIDE hold?
MEDRIDE may hold additional government contracts. View their full contract history, the agencies they serve, and total tracked spend on their Civic IQ vendor profile.
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