Mayor Mike Johnston's budget proposal doesn't add more money to help cover those costs.
DENVER — Denver Health's CEO said the hospital is at a critical point. The health care provider helps everyone - even people who cannot pay. Now the hospital is running out of money.
"Our hospital has the largest percentage of uninsured patients. And 50% of our patients are Medicaid for which we do not receive adequate reimbursement," said Denver Health CEO Dr. Donna Lynne at a budget hearing earlier this month. Dr. Lynne told city council members the cost of uncompensated care is going up. In 2023, the hospital expects the overall cost to help uninsured patients will be around $136 million. The mayor's budget proposal to help pay for that care would be around $30 million. That allocation from the city has stayed relatively the same since at least 2017, according to a presentation from Denver Health.
Johnston seemed eager to find other funding opportunities, like talking to other counties to help the state's only safety net hospital. Dr. Lynne still wasn't shy to ask Denver for more money.
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