DENVER — Denver Health, Colorado's safety net hospital, said it's. The hospital is required by law to treat anyone who comes into the hospital for treatment, regardless of their financial status or where they're from.
To offset the debt, the hospital is working with Denver city councilors on a November ballot initiative that would ask Denver voters to approve a .34% sales tax increase. The increase would bump Denver's sale tax to over 9%. The sales tax collection would be capped at $70 million a year.
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