Bridgeport Hospital, in Bridgeport, Conn., March 21, 2014.

Starting Wednesday, a new state law requires Connecticut hospitals to tell all patients when they are being kept in the hospital for observation instead of being admitted -- and to warn them about the financial consequences. Anyone who goes to the hospital can be placed on observation status so doctors can determine what's wrong, and decide whether the patient is sick enough to be admitted or well enough to go home.



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