House Bill 1293 would impose a provider fee tax on hospitals, which would generate $1.2 billion for the state’s healthcare system. Representative Jim Riesberg (D-Greeley), who sponsored the bill, said that the provider fee should cost hospitals no more than 3 percent of their total revenue.
The bill has the support of the Colorado Hospital Association, doctor groups, business leaders and consumer advocates; however, some legislators are afraid that the fee would shift back to consumers, especially in affluent areas that would not benefit the most from federal matching dollars.
Read about the Colorado hospital provider-fee bill.
