Rigmaiden v. Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing

Opinion by

Judge GRAHAM.

Defendant, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the department), appeals the judgment of the district court reversing the department's final ageney decision determining that plaintiff, Helen Rigmaiden, was no longer eligible to receive benefits under the Home- and Com*500munity-based Services for the Elderly, Blind, and Disabled (HCBS) program. The district court determined that without a written hearing transcript, the department could not reverse the initial decision allowing benefits. We affirm.

I. Medicaid Program

The state administers a Medicaid…