Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act
Rep. Murphy Introduces Bill Requiring Tax-Exempt Hospitals to Disclose Lobbying Costs and Financial Aid Data
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Ways and Means for review. It is considered active, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
While there is bipartisan interest in hospital transparency, most bills of this type struggle to move past the committee stage due to heavy lobbying from the healthcare industry.
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Smaller nonprofit hospitals (those that are tax-exempt but below the large or high-revenue thresholds) still face new reporting burdens for financial assistance data and community health needs. While the bill exempts critical access and rural emergency hospitals from the most intensive requirements, mid-sized nonprofit hospital operators will need to invest in compliance infrastructure to meet the new standards.
“subparagraphs (D) and (E) of section 6033A(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) shall (notwithstanding paragraph (1)) apply to taxable years beginning after the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act”
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act
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