Colorado's move is part of a new initiative that requires hospitals to improve their quality of care to qualify for millions of dollars in Medicaid payments. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Colorado health officials so abhor the high costs associated with free-standing emergency rooms they're offering to pay hospitals to shut the facilities down.
The state wants hospitals to convert them to other purposes, such as providing primary care or mental health services.
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