Colorado set to eliminate most copays for Medicaid patients

Currently, Health First Colorado, the state's Medicaid program, charges copays of $10 per day for inpatient hospital services, $4 for outpatient hospital services, $2 for primary care and $1 per day for radiology services, such as non-dental X-rays. The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing cited several studies warning that copays "as little as $1 can…