Tag: Medical Debt
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Colorado Senate OKs enforcing price transparency for hospitals
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Senate approved a bill Wednesday to allow the state to enforce federal laws requiring hospitals to publicly post prices online. Under Senate Bill 252, hospitals must maintain a public list of at least 300 shoppable services and regularly report to the Colorado Department of…
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Colorado hospitals to screen low-income patients for discounts, cap monthly billings
Beginning on Thursday, Colorado hospitals must screen low-income patients for discounts or public health insurance programs and limit the monthly medical bills they can be charged. Eligible Coloradans include those with household incomes at or under 250% of the federal poverty level — up to $69,375 for a family of four. If a patient is…
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Colorado bans hospitals from pursuing debt collection without price transparency
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hospitals in Colorado will soon face a ban on pursuing debt collections against patients if they do not post their prices online – thanks to legislation signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday. Beginning in August, House Bill 1285 prohibits hospitals not following federal…
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UCHealth patients sue debt collection agency over ‘predatory’ practices
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Colorado residents and UCHealth patients filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in Denver District Court against the hospital’s debt collection agency over unfair and intrusive practices. The lawsuit against Credit Services Company, Inc. — in…