Three factors increased uncompensated care: increased migration to the Denver area, Medicaid unwinding and a new state law that allows people with incomes less than 250% of the poverty line to appl…
The UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado on Friday, March 24, 2023. UCHealth provided more than half a billion dollars’ worth of uncompensated care in fiscal year 2023, and representatives for the health care system on Tuesday said they expect to spend even more this year.that allows people with incomes less than 250% of the poverty line to apply for financial aid, said Tom Gronow, president and CEO of the health system’s University of Colorado Hospital.
“I wouldn’t say it’s a crisis. It is concerning to see this trend” of rising uncompensated care, Gronow said.showed total charity care at the city’s safety net hospital reached $270 million, with another $138 million classified as bad debt. Hospital charity care and other community benefits are a flashpoint in the debate about how much Americans should pay for health care, and how providers should use that money. Aalleged that Colorado hospitals received about $229 million more in tax breaks than they provided in community benefits. Hospitals pushed back on the report’s methodology, which didn’t include categories of community spending like medical research and staff training.
“Access to care is our No. 1 priority,” Gronow said. “Without a path forward, we’ve created more access bottlenecks.”
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