Author: Lisa French
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Protecting patients from overcharges
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Lisa French Colorado has taken a significant step to protect patients from the predatory American health-care system. On Wednesday, Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill shielding state healthcare consumers from hospital overcharging, which bankrupts approximately 50,000 Coloradans each year. The law prevents hospitals from sending consumers’ medical debt to collections agencies if hospitals don’t comply with federal law to…