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Appeals court says TABOR-compliant contract lets Kit Carson health district off hook for millions in damages
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Thanks to a contractual provision meant to ensure compliance with the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR, a Kit Carson County special district does not have to pay roughly $8 million to a healthcare provider after terminating their multiyear agreement, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. However, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals…
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State Supreme Court hands down business-friendly ruling in hospital liability case
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The Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Monday that plaintiffs suing limited liability companies are constrained in where they may file lawsuits and ordered two medical negligence cases be transferred to Arapahoe County because that is where the plaintiffs’ injuries occurred. The justices agreed to decide the proper venue for suing LLCs after two Boulder County…
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Centura offers $30,000 bonuses to entice nursing hires
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Labor is running thin, so Centura Health is increasing incentives for nurses to make the job more attractive to prospective workers. The Colorado-based health organization, which includes Penrose-St. Francis Health Services in Colorado Springs and encompasses 21,000 health care professionals across Colorado and western Kansas, is offering $30,000 signing bonuses for night shift nurses who join…
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Polis signs bill to create 125 more behavioral health beds
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Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Wednesday a measure that sets the stage for creating at least 125 more inpatient beds for Coloradans with severe mental illnesses. The law, passed with overwhelming support in both the House and Senate, requires the human services and health departments to “create, develop or contract” at least 125 new…
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Colorado legislators advance bill to ban medical debt collection without price transparency
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Under federal law, hospitals are required to post prices online to allow patients to compare costs between hospitals. Now, a Colorado bill is seeking to ban hospitals from pursuing debt collections against patients if they’re not in compliance with the federal statute. If enacted, House Bill 1285 would prohibit noncompliant hospitals from using debt collectors,…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Sick mine workers allege insurer delaying medical payments
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MONTANA Sick mine workers allege insurer delaying payments BILLINGS – Attorneys for Montana mine workers sickened and killed by toxic asbestos exposure filed a lawsuit against Zurich American Insurance on March 21 for allegedly stalling legal settlements and medical payments after transferring the workers’ claims to investors who can profit off the delays. The lawsuit…
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Justices critical of hospital charging surgery patient $229,000 in medical bill
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Members of Colorado’s Supreme Court swung hard at the charging practices of hospitals on Tuesday, at times veering away from the narrow issues in the case before them and venturing into a broader critique of the American healthcare system. The appeal at hand centered on the state Court of Appeals’ interpretation of charges Lisa Melody…
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Lawmakers give bill allowing hospital visits another chance after heartbreaking testimony from families affected by COVID
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Richard Gillham, a resident of Peetz in northern Logan County, was a farmer all his life. Rim Ranch, which his family owns, is one of Colorado’s Centennial farms, a designation awarded to farms that have been in the same family for at least 100 years. He loved his wife of 48 years, Nita, and adored…
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Long-delayed, budget-busting VA hospital opens in Aurora
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AURORA – It’s more than $1 billion over budget and five years behind schedule, but an elaborate new veterans hospital is finally opening east of Denver with the promise of state-of-the-art medical care. A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the hospital’s completion Saturday. The $1.7 billion Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, located adjacent to the…
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Congress prepares to vote on cannabis research, treatment for veterans
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WASHINGTON – A congressional committee approved a bill Tuesday that would allow cannabis to be used to treat veterans suffering chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder. Both ailments disproportionately affect many veterans, according to witnesses who testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee. Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman said the bill could create a better…
