Hospital Discounted Care
If you need help paying a hospital bill, you can see if you qualify for discounted care.
You can call the hospital at 719-587-6364 Option 1, to speak with a Patient Financial Counselor.
If your gross household income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty level and you are a Colorado resident, you may qualify.
Under the new law you have the right to:
- Check to see if you qualify for discounted care.
- Check to see if you qualify for public health care coverage.
- Be given a payment plan if you qualify.
If you do not have health insurance:
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The hospital must see if you are eligible for the following:
- Public health coverage and discount programs, like Health First Colorado, Child Health Plus (CHP+), Emergency Medicaid, Colorado Indigent Care Program (CICP), and hospital discounts
- These can cover all or most of your health care bills.
If you have health insurance:
- You have the right to have your eligibility checked for discounts.
- You must ask to be checked for eligibility for discounts and public health coverage programs.
You may refuse to be screened.
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If you refuse to be screened, you may lose your right to take legal action
against the hospital and providers for:
- Not checking to see if you qualify for programs, or
- Not giving you discounts.
Your rights as a patient under Hospital Discounted Care
Uniform Application – must come in to complete application with a Patient Financial Counselor.