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EMS Sustainability Task Force — Phase IV | Funding Workgroup
APCD-Calibrated Payer Mix & Revenue by RETAC
Colorado-specific revenue by RETAC region. Statewide: $666.8M APCD + $12M HUTF = $678.8M total · $774.3M system cost · $95.5M gap.
Coverage key:
<15% Critical
15–40% High gap
40–80% Partial
>80% Well-covered
Revenue vs. deficit by RETAC
RETAC detail
Commercial rates: CIVHC CO APCD FY25 (A0427, 2023), network-weighted by DOI region. Medicare: CMS Colorado Public Use File ($532.63 urban, $537.85 rural). Medicaid: 80% of Medicare (CO HCPF FFS standard). Payer mix: Urban/Rural/Frontier tiers calibrated from Colorado Ambulance Financial Model and CO demographic data. APCD covers commercial insurance only — Medicare FFS and Medicaid rates are from CMS/HCPF directly. Call volumes: CDPHE ePCR 2023–2024, annualized, distributed by vehicle share within RETAC. Source: GAL registry May 2025.