Colorado
1 Lown Institute, “Lown Institute Hospitals Index: 2023 Results Fair Share Spending,” April 2023, https://lownhospitalsindex.org/2023-fair-share-spending/
2 Innovation for Justice, University of Arizona and the University of Utah, “Medical Debt Policy Scorecard,” May 2022, https://www.medicaldebtpolicyscorecard.org/state/CO
3 National Public Radio, “Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit,” December 2022, https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/21/1144491711/investigation-many-u-s-hospitals-sue-patients-for-debts-or-threaten-their-credit
4 Colorado Sun, “UCHealth sues thousands of patients every year. But you won’t find its name on lawsuits,” February 19, 2024, https://coloradosun.com/2024/02/19/uchealth-debt-collectors/
5 PatientRightsAdvocate.org, “Sixth Semi-Annual Hospital Price Transparency Compliance Report,” February 2024, p. 24, https://www.patientrightsadvocate.org/semi-annual-report-feb2024
6 Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, “Access & Affordability: The burden of medical debt in the United States,” February 2024, https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/the-burden-of-medical-debt-in-the-united-states/
7 Rand Corporation, “Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Health Plans: Findings from Round 4 of an Employer-Led Transparency Initiative,” May 2022, https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1144-1.html
8 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, State Rankings, November, 2022, https://hospitalsafetygrade.org/your-hospitals-safety-grade/state-rankings
9 Axios, “How America’s Top Hospitals Send Patient Costs Soaring,” June 2021, https://www.axios.com/hospital-billing
10 Center for Economic and Policy Research, “The Effects of Hospital Consolidation in Colorado,” March 5, 2020, pp. 6-7, p. 3, https://cepr.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-Colorado-Hospital-Consolidation-Gaby-Biegel.pdf
All data as of March 2024.