Additionally, the revised bill would exempt critical access hospitals and sole community hospitals.
The second edition of the bill would still require hospitals to notify patients how much they are charged in facility fees and allow the Colorado attorney general to investigate violations as “deceptive trade practices.”
The Colorado Hospital Association still opposes the revised edition of the bill.
“Even if scaled back per the proponents’ message, this will still harm access to care — and especially essential primary and preventive care that is helping Coloradans stay healthier and out of the hospital,” CHA spokesperson Cara Welch told the Post. “It will also have a detrimental impact on access to specialty care through telehealth, which many Coloradans — especially in rural parts of the state — have come to depend on.”
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