Colorado Bill Would Force Freestanding ERs to Be More Open on Costs

Colorado Bill Would Force Freestanding ERs to Be More Open on Costs

Colorado is considering legislation that would require freestanding emergency rooms to post notices throughout the building alerting patients that they have stepped into an emergency room, where they will be afforded emergency care for emergent medical conditions (and pay emergency-level charges). The bill was inspired by complaints from consumers who have mistakenly sought care in freestanding ERs, thinking they had gone to an urgent care center—where costs are lower and more likely to be covered …

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