They're going broke... so make them do more "lib-dream", non-medical tasks?!!-----Colorado bill would make hospitals spend more on "community benefit"

Colorado bill would make hospitals spend more on "community benefit"

• Nonprofit hospitals are required to show they spend money on “community benefit,” but a bill in the Colorado legislature would require them to invest more and focus on different priorities.
• Community benefit is loosely defined, and can include free and discounted care...spending to help meet patients’ social needs, like food and housing...

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