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Colorado Hospital Provider Fee ceremony scheduled after the bill was not signed at a hospital
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A ceremony will take place Friday at an Eastern Plains hospital to celebrate funding for rural facilities after Gov. John Hickenlooper was criticized for not signing legislation there. The Colorado Hospital Association organized an event at Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo to celebrate passage of Senate Bill 267, an omnibus that provided money for roads,…
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INSIGHTS: Colorado legislature’s progress on hospitals could be a lesson for Congress
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I spent Monday in Hugo, a tiny town on the Eastern Plains that was thrust into the spotlight this legislative session. Subscribers can read about that online Monday and in our print edition, The Statesman. Lincoln Community Hospital, located in Hugo in Lincoln County, was highlighted as a rural hospital that would take significant budget…
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Good Question: Which of the state’s rural hospitals are most threatened by proposed $500M budget cuts?
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This year’s Colorado budget so far includes what amounts to a $500 million cut to state hospital funding. It’s a frightening sum that threatens to deeply slash rural health services and to shut down some rural hospitals altogether. The proposed cuts will be a centerpiece of debate at the Capitol in the remaining three-and-a-half weeks…