 Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | | |
| | | | | BY MEG WINGERTER Fewer Colorado hospitals lost money in 2024 than in 2023, though they aren't back to pre-pandemic profit levels. The state's data lags by a year, so we'll have to wait until January for 2025 numbers. Still, it's worth taking stock of how hospitals are faring financially, since Colorado is holding off on Medicaid rate increases this year and the number of uninsured people will keep climbing as federal changes to the insurance marketplace and Medicaid take effect. | | | | Overall profit margins ranged from a high of 33% at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital to a low of -182% at CommonSpirit St. Francis-Interquest, which opened in Colorado Springs that year. | | | | | The school board’s decision comes after DPS leaders recommended that directors approve a plan to drop Kaiser as one of the providers available to employees who buy health insurance through the district. | | | | | Englewood-based Zynex Inc., as part of the deal, agreed to pay between $5 million and $12.5 million in penalties and will forfeit millions of dollars in unpaid claims. | | | | | In warmer weather, both wild and domestic animals spend more time outdoors, as do people. When contacts between animals increase, the odds that the virus could spread to people rise, she said. | | | | | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services agreed to give direct access to a Medicaid database. | | | | | If lawmakers determine they have to cap caregivers’ paid hours, they’ll need to give families ample notice so they can start preparing, said Sen. Judy Amabile, a Boulder Democrat. | | | |
