Private Essential Access Community Hospitals

• To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute and for other related purposes.Congress · HR 7145 · Last action Jan 16, 2026 · Official record (opens in a new tab)This bill would amend the Social Security Act to create a statutory definition of an "essential health system" and require the creation of an annual index to track these hospitals. - Defines essential health systems as non-Federal governmental or private nonprofit hospitals that met specific high-volume Medicaid, uncompensated care, or state-adjusted…Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Referred

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