May 29, 2025

Hospital Discounted Care Newsletter

This newsletter provides information and updates on the implementation of House Bill (HB) 21-1198, Health Care Billing Requirements for Indigent Patients, otherwise known as Hospital Discounted Care. Low-income patients who aren't enrolled in Health First Colorado or Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) will have the opportunity to apply for financial assistance or charity care programs at the health care facility where they receive care.


Please visit our Hospital Discounted Care webpage for more information.

Hospital Discounted Care Updates

Data Reporting - Due September 2


This is a reminder that data reporting for Hospital Discounted Care is due annually to HCPF by September 1. With Labor Day falling on September 1 this year, the due date for data reporting has been moved to September 2


The data templates are available on the Hospital Discounted Care website. If you are reporting data for a Hospital or System please use the Hospital Data Template, and if you are reporting data as an individual professional or group please use the Professional Data Template


If you have not yet attended a Data Reporting Template training please see below for details on upcoming training opportunities.


Annual Training


HCPF will be holding training for our Hospital Discounted Care providers in June on Income Documents & Calculation Examples, Screening & Decline Screening Forms, and the Data Reporting Template. As always, a Question and Answer session will be held after those training sessions that will review all questions asked during those seven sessions. A recording of each training will be uploaded to Hospital Discounted Care website for providers to reference throughout the year. Please register for training using the following links:


Hospital Data Reporting Template - June 4, 10-12 p.m.


Income Documents & Calculation Examples - June 3, 12-2 p.m.


Screening & Decline Screening Forms - June 10, 9-11 a.m.


Physician/Groups (Professionals) Data Reporting Template - June 12, 5-7 p.m.


Q & A - June 18, 9-11 a.m.


Office Hours



HCPF is holding office hours every other Wednesday at 9 a.m. No registration is required. The Zoom link and call in information are on the Hospital Discounted Care website.

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