Tennessee HB0435 amends healthcare cost regulations to ensure facilities offset uncompensated care losses.

Tennessee HB0435 amends various sections of Tennessee Code Annotated to address healthcare costs. It mandates the Department of Health, in collaboration with TennCare, to submit an annual report on expenditures for virtual disproportionate share hospital payments and uncompensated care payments to charity patients. The bill also requires facilities accepting public funds to offset uncompensated care losses to ensure that an amount of outstanding patient debt equal to the amount of public funds accepted is designated as satisfied.

Tennessee HB0435 amends healthcare cost regulations to ensure facilities offset uncompensated care losses.

Tennessee HB0435 amends various sections of Tennessee Code Annotated to address healthcare costs. It mandates the Department of Health, in collaboration with TennCare, to submit an annual report on expenditures for virtual disproportionate share hospital payments and uncompensated care payments to charity patients. The bill also requires facilities accepting public funds to offset uncompensated care losses to ensure that an amount of outstanding patient debt equal to the amount of public funds accepted is designated as satisfied.