Affordable Care Act has high cost for local hospital

RANGELY | Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 budget struggles have been nothing new for Rangely District Hospital. Dwindling Medicaid payments coupled with booming Medicaid participants exacerbated those financial challenges.
The hospital budget operates under a variety of revenues. There are two mill levies associated with the hospital. The operating mill levy, which is decades old, helps fund the annual operations and can be used to pay any valid expenses. The…