Why the law isn't protecting patients from surprise medical bills (Lien On Me part 2)
November 9, 2018
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as posted by the channelConsider the debate over surprise medical bills an annual tradition inside the Colorado State Capitol.
Patients complain. Legislators act concerned. Well-funded lobbyists warn the proposed legislation won’t work. Patient protection fails.
Legislators, insurance companies, and medical providers vow to do better the next session.
The next session comes, and history repeats itself.
Every year since 2015, Colorado legislators have killed – without a single House or Senate floor vote – every effort to protect patients from the threat of large, out-of-network medical bills left partially or fully unpaid by insurance plans.
9Wants to Know spent months investigating the ramifications of those repeated failures.
Our investigation led us to the Capitol, several Denver-area hospitals, into the homes of patients from Northglenn to Highlands Ranch ... and to the sixth floor of the Adams County courthouse.
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