Colorado Hospitals Face Price Transparency Probe | Denver News

Five Colorado hospitals got federal notices for failing to meet price transparency standards, prompting a push to empower patients to compare costs before treatment. CMS sent the letters, signaling these facilities need to improve — though no immediate corrective action plans were demanded, suggesting some effort was already underway. Children’s Hospital Colorado and Centennial Peaks Hospital quickly complied, while the others are still catching up. Though fines are possible for outright non-compliance, none have been issued in Colorado yet. Despite the goal of helping patients shop for care like they would for any other product, a recent poll found fewer than half of Coloradans feel confident predicting hospital costs — highlighting how complex and opaque medical billing remains. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1379e28e827f2f48