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Colorado lawmakers target another $5 million for Denver Health amid fears of hospital’s “death spiral”

Legislators express alarm about hospital’s long-term financial health, a year after directing similar payment to facility

Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday, February 16, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday, February 16, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)DENVER, CO - MARCH 7:  Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Members of the powerful Joint Budget Committee acknowledged that $5 million isn’t enough to solve Denver Health’s long-term challenges, which include a growing amount of uncompensated health care.
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