Some Colorado hospitals struggled to pay back pandemic advances

Medical staff preforms an outpatient surgery at Denver Health on March 15, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

By Meg Wingerter | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: April 16, 2023 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: April 17, 2023 at 12:19 PM MDT

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In Colorado, 67 hospitals and health systems received a combined $1.2 billion in advance payments, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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