/tags/medical-bills medical bills en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-30/hospitals-in-colorado-can-charge-wildly-different-fees-for-the-same-procedure-a-new-tool-offers-patients-some-clarity The price you pay for a medical procedure at a hospital could vary widely in Colorado – depending on where you go and what insurance plan you carry. But new websites could help level out those price differences by letting patients shop around for medical care. Find out how they work, and how they might help, on today’s episode of In the NoCo. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-30/hospitals-in-colorado-can-charge-wildly-different-fees-for-the-same-procedure-a-new-tool-offers-patients-some-clarity In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner /news/2024-10-16/colorado-lawmakers-urged-to-address-hidden-hospital-fees Hospitals billed Colorado patients and their insurers $13.4 billion in "facility fees" between 2017 and 2022. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:27:42 GMT /news/2024-10-16/colorado-lawmakers-urged-to-address-hidden-hospital-fees Eric Galatas, Public °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Service /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-03/recent-landmark-colorado-law-is-taking-aim-at-crippling-medical-debt-heres-how-it-works Medical debt can be debilitating and a recent law in Colorado acknowledges those steep costs. It removes medical debt from Colorado credit reports. Today on In The NoCo, we learn about this pioneering new law. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-03/recent-landmark-colorado-law-is-taking-aim-at-crippling-medical-debt-heres-how-it-works Erin O'Toole, Robyn Vincent /news/2023-09-16/a-father-dreamed-of-a-home-for-his-family-medical-debt-nearly-pushed-them-onto-the-streets Patients with chronic medical conditions may fall behind on rent or home payments as they scramble to keep medical debts in check to preserve access to health care. And the CED Project, a Denver nonprofit, worked with KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ on a survey of its clients to explore links between medical debt and housing instability. Sat, 16 Sep 2023 12:28:00 GMT /news/2023-09-16/a-father-dreamed-of-a-home-for-his-family-medical-debt-nearly-pushed-them-onto-the-streets Noam N. Levy, KFF Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2023-09-13/helton-teams-up-with-organization-to-eliminate-10-million-in-medical-bills-for-colorado-residents Retired Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton is teaming up with the organization RIP Medical Debt to help eliminate $10 million in medical bills for residents around the state. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:43:18 GMT /news/2023-09-13/helton-teams-up-with-organization-to-eliminate-10-million-in-medical-bills-for-colorado-residents Associated Press /regional-news/2023-01-20/most-mountain-west-states-see-big-increases-in-private-health-insurance-costs-report-finds From 2022 to 2023, Colorado is seeing the second-highest increases in monthly private health insurance costs – nearly 20% – compared to the national average of less than 4%, according to an analysis by the finance website ValuePenguin. Wyoming and New Mexico also ranked in the top 5 with increases around 15%. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:39:17 GMT /regional-news/2023-01-20/most-mountain-west-states-see-big-increases-in-private-health-insurance-costs-report-finds Emma VandenEinde /health/2019-09-25/new-survey-shows-more-coloradans-struggling-to-pay-medical-bills A vast majority of Coloradans, 93.5%, have health insurance, but more are struggling to pay their medical bills, according to a new report from the… Wed, 25 Sep 2019 11:01:00 GMT /health/2019-09-25/new-survey-shows-more-coloradans-struggling-to-pay-medical-bills Leigh Paterson