price transparency
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Colorado Senate OKs enforcing price transparency for hospitals
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Update: The House passed Senate Bill 252 in a 61-3 vote on May 7 without any amendments. The bill will now go to the governor for final approval. The Colorado Senate approved a bill Wednesday to allow the state to enforce federal laws requiring hospitals to publicly post prices online. Under Senate Bill 252, hospitals must…
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Price transparency enforcement starts next week for Colorado hospitals
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Beginning on Wednesday, hospitals in Colorado will be prohibited from pursuing debt collections against patients if the hospitals aren’t in compliance with federal price transparency laws. The new state law, created by House Bill 1285, bans noncompliant hospitals from using debt collectors, filing negative credit reports against patients and obtaining state court judgements for outstanding…
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Colorado bans hospitals from pursuing debt collection without price transparency
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Hospitals in Colorado will soon face a ban on pursuing debt collections against patients if they do not post their prices online – thanks to legislation signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday. Beginning in August, House Bill 1285 prohibits hospitals not following federal price transparency laws from using debt collectors, filing negative credit…
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Colorado legislature OKs banning medical debt collection without price transparency
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Hospitals in Colorado could soon be banned from pursuing debt collections against patients if they do not post their prices online, thanks to legislation passed by state lawmakers on Tuesday. If enacted, House Bill 1285 would prohibit hospitals not following federal price transparency laws from using debt collectors, filing negative credit reports against patients and…
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Colorado House passes bill to ban medical debt collection without price transparency
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The state House passed a bill Tuesday to ban hospitals from pursuing debt collections against patients if the hospitals are not in compliance with a federal law that requires them to post prices online. If enacted, House Bill 1285 would prohibit noncompliant hospitals from using debt collectors, filing negative credit reports against patients and obtaining…
