Colorado legislature Polis’ Medicaid cuts, Pinnacol spin-off get cold reception

Jared Polis’ pitch to sharply rein in Medicaid spending and privatize the state workers’ compensation insurer ran into skepticism from the legislature’ s Joint Budget Committee on Wednesday, setting up a showdown as they attempt to bridge another $1 billion spending gap. Polis, in his balanced-budget proposal that was due Nov. 1, looked to restrain runaway…