Diagnosis: Debt Colorado
- Lorena Sanchez shows court summons and bills sent to her after she was involved in a car accident in Colorado Springs in 2021 and was taken to the hospital for a brief visit and X-ray. A year after the accident
About the Project
The Work
Hospitals Suing Patients Over Unpaid Bills Would Have To Put Their Names on the Lawsuits Under New Colorado Bill
Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent hospitals from publicly concealing their involvement in lawsuits against patients, following a joint Colorado Sun/9News investigation into the practice. The bill,...
The $1.3 Billion-Plus Problem: Explaining Medical Debt in Colorado Using 7 Charts
Picture a room with 100 people in it — just regular adults, people with jobs and monthly bills and credit scores. In America, if that room contains a sufficient cross...
Medical Debt Affects Much of America, but Colorado Immigrants Are Hit Especially Hard
DENVER — In February, Norma Brambila’s teenage daughter wrote her a letter she now carries in her purse. It is a drawing of a rose, and a note encouraging Brambila...
Colorado Leads On Medical Debt Protections, Even As Health Care Costs Remain ‘Out of Control’
Lindsey Vance carried medical debt for nearly half her life. The 41-year-old Denver resident said her debt began stacking up when she was around 19, when she stopped being covered...
UCHealth Demanda a Miles De Pacientes Cada Año. Pero No Encontrarás Su Nombre En Los Documentos
AURORA — El anillo brillaba: oro blanco de 18 quilates, de doble banda, con un diamante de 1.5 quilates en el centro. Era el anillo que el difunto esposo de...
UCHealth Sues Thousands of Patients Every Year. But You Won’t Find Its Name on the Lawsuits.
AURORA — The ring sparkled: 18-karat white gold, double-banded, with a 1.5-carat diamond at its center. It was the ring that Cathy Woods-Sullivan’s late husband had given to her on their...
Diagnosis: Debt Colorado
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