WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet released the following statement regarding the decision by Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) to go out-of-network for patients on TRICARE, the health care program for military service members and their families:
“Military families across the West rely on Children’s Hospital Colorado – especially those with very ill or medically fragile children. Service members’ children deserve the best medical care available, and the possibility that Children’s Hospital Colorado would be out-of-network for TRICARE users on January 1st is unacceptable.
We call on TRICARE and CHCO to come to the table, ensure fair reimbursement rates, and fulfill their duty to military families to provide access to the health care they need.”
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