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Hospitalized COVID patients should watch for this type of medical billing

Out-of-network treatment, which is possible if a hospital is overrun and you're moved to a new facility, could lead to what's known as "balanced billing."
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Why an 'outrageous' $169,600 medical bill actually got paid

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An opioid addiction treatment that costs up to $1,300 a shot is costing Colorado taxpayers millions

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Colorado taxpayers paying millions for opioid addiction treatment that costs up to $1,300 a shot

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Bill to eliminate liens for medical debt stalls

Proposal to end practice of putting liens on homes of patients with medical debt met by skeptical committee, vote postponed.
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Colorado House shows overwhelming support to eliminate surprise medical billing practices

Colorado House votes 60-4 to protect patients from surprise medical bills; measure now heads to Senate.
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Hospitalized COVID patients should watch for this type of medical billing

Hospitalized COVID patients should watch for this type of medical billing

Why an 'outrageous' $169,600 medical bill actually got paid

Doctors' private business interests leave patients questioning 'outrageous' medical bills

'It feels like a parasite in my body': How a routine knee replacement could cause big complications

Lien on Me: How one woman's willingness to tell her story changed the law

Colorado mom gets total hysterectomy to treat cancer that she never had

An opioid addiction treatment that costs up to $1,300 a shot is costing Colorado taxpayers millions

Colorado taxpayers paying millions for opioid addiction treatment that costs up to $1,300 a shot

Bill to eliminate liens for medical debt stalls

Colorado House shows overwhelming support to eliminate surprise medical billing practices

Hockey injury led to big medical bill for 9NEWS reporter

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