Senate Bill Requires Hospitals to Disclose Preemie Care Policies or Face Medicaid Funding Cuts

Senator Tom Cotton is introducing a bill requiring hospitals to disclose their policies on care for extremely premature babies. Hospitals that fail to disclose these policies would be ineligible for Medicaid funding. The bill was prompted by a WSJ investigation that found some hospitals deny care for similar cases. Publicly traded companies in the space include Community Health, HCA Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare, and Universal Health.