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Denver-area hospitals made a record $2 billion in profits in 2018, according to a new report
Many Colorado hospitals outside of the metro area also saw strong profitability
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Centura Health sets off national challenge to aid-in-dying laws after firing a Colorado doctor
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How much does an ER visit cost in Colorado? It depends on where you go.
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In rural Colorado, emergency medical services struggle to keep money-losing ambulances rolling
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How much do you pay for hospital services in Colorado? Likely many times more than what Medicare does.
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A state board wouldn’t approve a major report accusing Colorado hospitals of shifting costs onto people with private insurance
Executives from the state’s hospital systems criticized the report at a meeting of the Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise board
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As the overdose epidemic in Colorado continues, hospitals are taking a new step to dramatically reduce opioid prescriptions
Opioids still account for 8 percent of all prescriptions in Colorado
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As their revenues grew, Colorado hospitals pushed costs onto privately insured patients and reaped billions, according to a new state report
The report sets up one major battle in health cost fight, as Gov. Jared Polis officially creates his new Office of Saving People Money on Health Care
