Hospital Provider Fee

The Health Care Affordability Act of 2009, House Bill 09-1293, authorized the collection of a provider fee from most Colorado hospitals. Senate Bill 17-267 created the Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise (CHASE) under the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). CHASE charges hospitals a successor to the original fee, now known as the Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability (HAS) fee, to draw additional federal funds that are passed on to hospitals though lowered uninsured rates and supplemental payments.