Head of Colorado’s Medicaid agency reached nearly $40,000 settlement with state before resigning
Colorado’s Medicaid director, Kim Bimestefer, received a $40,000 settlement and waived her right to sue the state before resigning.Summary
Kim Bimestefer, the former head of Colorado’s Medicaid agency, reached a nearly $40,000 settlement with the state before her resignation on April 10th. The seven-page agreement waived her right to sue state officials, including for age discrimination, though she retains the option to file complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Colorado Civil Rights Division. The settlement included $38,117 in “disputed wages,” the reason for which was not specified. Bimestefer’s departure followed a no-confidence resolution signed by a majority of state senators, prompted by a series of Medicaid errors and cuts. She was the department’s longest-serving executive director, having held the position since 2018. Neither Bimestefer nor representatives for the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing or Gov. Jared Polis responded to requests for comment.
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