Seth Klamann is a statehouse reporter at the Denver Post, covering policy, state government and the legislature. He previously worked for the Gazette, the Casper Star-Tribune and the Omaha World-Herald. He's a graduate of the University of Missouri and a proud Kansas City native.
Officials told MedRide, which provides rides to and from medical appointments for Medicaid patients, that the company’s contract was being terminated because it allegedly “jeopardized health, safety and welfare.
In a statement, MedRide officials said they were appealing the termination decision and accused the department — known as HCPF — of failing to work with the company as it sought to come into compliance. The company provided more than 375,000 rides last year, mostly in rural Colorado. HCPF suspended MedRide late last week after accusing the company of engaging in fraud, only to reverse that decision Monday after MedRide asked a judge to block the suspension.
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