Last week, the Colorado State Senate passed an important bill on a bipartisan vote to help uninsured Coloradans who might get stuck with unwieldy hospital bills. Senate Bill 50 (SB50) clears up the law on financial assistance for uninsured patients who get necessary...
In 2012, over one in four families experienced financial burdens from medical care in the United States. One in ten families had medical bills that they were unable to pay at all. This means that families are forced to forgo basic needs such as heating bills, rent,...
by Charlotte Kaye, CCHI Policy Fellow One year has passed since the implementation of Colorado’s SB12-134, the Hospital Payment Assistance Act (now known as the Hospital Payment Assistance Program or HPAP). This charity care focused bill is meant to ensure that...
A hospital stay is no fun to begin with, and the bill you get later can quite literally add insult to injury- especially if you are uninsured. This was the reality for Robert*, a man who called CCHI in November after having undergone emergency surgery during a gap in...
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