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H.R. 9504119th CongressIn markupLatest action Jul 1, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act
Introduced:
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Tax-exempt hospitals would face new annual reporting rules, with tougher requirements for large, high-revenue facilities.
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The Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act requires nonprofit hospitals to report more detailed financial and operational data annually, including audited financial statements, charity care levels, financial assistance applications, and community health need responses. Larger hospitals (over 100 inpatient beds) and high-revenue hospitals (over $100 million in patient revenue) must also break down spending by quality versus administrative costs, disclose advertising expenses, report service-line revenue and costs, and detail 340B drug discount program finances.
Tax-exempt hospitals nationwide are affected, with the heaviest new obligations falling on large and high-revenue hospitals; small, rural, and critical-access hospitals face lighter requirements.
The changes would increase hospitals' paperwork and disclosure obligations and give the public more visibility into nonprofit hospital finances and community benefit spending.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
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