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HCPF Bids Farewell to Medicaid Director Gretchen Hammer

Gretchen Hammer, Former Medicaid Director, Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF)
Gretchen Hammer, Former Medicaid Director, Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF)

An Interview with Catherine Strode

Gretchen Hammer is recognized as one of the state’s most respected leaders in healthcare. Formerly the State’s Director of Medicaid, she recently left the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. For the past four years, Gretchen has overseen the Department’s Health Programs Office which administers the state’s public health insurance programs for low-income Coloradans including Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+). Prior to HCPF, she served as the Executive Director of the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved (CCMU). As she looks back over the years of her tenure, Gretchen Hammer cites progress for the state’s Medicaid members in that they have reported satisfaction with the delivery and quality of their care.

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Conecta, Planea y Prospera: Su hijo y su Transición a ser un adulto

Colorado ABLE LogoLas cuentas ABLE son cuentas de ahorro con ventajas impositivas para personas con discapacidades y sus familias. Las personas elegibles pueden contribuir hasta $ 15,000 al año, y los ingresos obtenidos por las cuentas están exentos de impuestos.

En este seminario web, Mike Keglovits de Colorado ABLE describe los beneficios de usar una cuenta de ahorro ABLE, cómo funcionan las cuentas ABLE con Seguridad de Ingreso Suplementario (SSI) y Medicaid, y recomendaciones para maximizar los beneficios de su cuenta ABLE.

Watch this presentation in english.

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Webinar Recording: Dream, Plan, and Build with ABLE Accounts

Colorado ABLE LogoABLE Accounts are tax-advantaged savings accounts for individuals with disabilities and their families. Eligible individuals can contribute up to $15,000 a year, and income earned by the accounts is tax-exempt.

In this webinar, Mike Keglovits of Colorado ABLE describes the benefits of using an ABLE Savings account, how ABLE accounts work with Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid, and recommendations for maximizing the benefits of your ABLE account.

Haga clic aquí para ver este seminario en español.

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