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Colorado’s push to lower hospital costs has a catch: The state also needs hospitals’ money

by John Ingold 3:21 AM MDT on Mar 15, 20236:50 PM MDT on Mar 23, 2023

Hospitals say House Bill 1215, which would limit their ability to charge facility fees, will ultimately impact funding for Medicaid

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Colorado lawmakers are targeting hospital facility fees. Here’s why that’s a big deal.

by John Ingold 3:44 AM MST on Mar 1, 20238:45 PM MST on Feb 28, 2023

House Bill 1215 would ban hospitals from charging facility fees for most outpatient visits, ending what proponents say is an unnecessary add-on that boosts hospitals’ bottom line

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Centura Health, one of Colorado’s largest hospital systems, announces its breakup

by John Ingold 4:59 PM MST on Feb 14, 20231:58 PM MST on Feb 15, 2023

CommonSpirit Health and AdventHealth say they will manage their hospitals separately

Posted inHealth

A rural Colorado hospital was down to its last dollar. This is how it came back.

by John Ingold 3:30 AM MST on Feb 14, 202312:43 PM MST on Feb 14, 2023

As small-town hospitals across the state struggle, Memorial Regional Health’s financial rebound shows how it is possible — but also perhaps painful — to get back into the black

Posted inHealth

Two Colorado health care giants are forming one big insurance network. But will consumers actually benefit? 

by John Ingold 3:55 AM MST on Jan 24, 20237:55 PM MST on Jan 23, 2023

UCHealth and Intermountain Healthcare are creating a “clinically integrated network” that gives patients whose insurance contracts with them access to their physicians, clinics and hospitals

Posted inHealth

After years of profits, many Colorado hospitals are facing a downturn

by John Ingold 3:53 AM MST on Jan 3, 20238:10 AM MST on Jan 3, 2023

Investment losses and higher staffing and supply costs are all contributing, but one expert cautions to look at the long-term picture

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How Meeker, a small hunter’s haven, became a medical destination 

by Nancy Lofholm 4:18 AM MST on Nov 29, 202211:56 AM MST on Nov 29, 2022

Pioneers Medical Center is offering top-notch orthopedic care, and becoming a life blood of a historically oil and gas community in the process.

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Colorado had only 2 pediatric ICU beds left Monday as RSV, other respiratory illnesses push hospitals to the brink

by John Ingold 3:17 AM MST on Nov 22, 20229:27 AM MST on Nov 22, 2022

So far this season, there have been 895 hospitalizations for RSV. Of those, 836 have been children.

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Denver Health has a new CEO. Here’s what she says will be her biggest challenge.

by John Ingold 3:45 AM MDT on Oct 26, 20225:07 PM MDT on Oct 24, 2022

Denver Health CEO Donna Lynne is a familiar face in Colorado, having previously served as lieutenant governor

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Colorado is losing another birth center as midwifery struggles to stay profitable despite rising popularity

by Jennifer Brown 4:15 AM MDT on Oct 25, 20228:21 AM MDT on Oct 25, 2022

The closure of Thornton’s Seasons Birth Center leaves the state with just six birth centers, which are reimbursed at lower rates by insurance companies

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