The far-reaching impacts on Medicaid from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" are coming into focus in Colorado, and health care advocates are calling the looming changes life-threatening. Why it matters: All 1.

Colorado lawmakers are trying to find solutions for another billion dollar budget shortfall this year. This comes amid sweeping cuts to many programs due to the president's 'one big beautiful bill.'

Colorado lawmakers met at the state capitol Wednesday to discuss how to fill a $1.2 billion budget shortfall. According to Colorado Democrats, preliminary estimates from the Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) indicate a revenue reduction of $1.