Colorado Governor Jared Polis threw a lifeline to community health clinics across the state this week as he signed two bills into law.

They provide millions of dollars in additional funding for dozens of primary care and behavioral health clinics in the state.

As CBS Colorado has reported, many of those clinics are in danger of closing due largely to uncompensated care.

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One of the new laws will provide at least $100 million over the next three years for safety net providers like Salud Family Health, which expects to lose $10 million this year alone.

The money will come from interest on the unclaimed property trust fund, foundations, and matching federal dollars.

The other law allows non-profit clinics to set up for-profit labs that receive higher Medicaid reimbursement rates

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