Establishes a public hospital infrastructure account to fund public hospitals and allows cooperative agreements among public hospitals.

The bill creates a public hospital infrastructure account in the state treasury to receive receipts from an annual coverage assessment on insurers and taxpayers. The account funds can only be spent after appropriation and are intended to support public hospitals. The bill also allows public hospital districts and publicly owned or operated health care entities to enter cooperative agreements for health care service delivery, payment, and other arrangements. These agreements aim to support public hospitals' public mission and foster collaboration among them.

Establishes a public hospital infrastructure account to fund public hospitals and allows cooperative agreements among public hospitals.

The bill creates a public hospital infrastructure account in the state treasury to receive receipts from an annual coverage assessment on insurers and taxpayers. The account funds can only be spent after appropriation and are intended to support public hospitals. The bill also allows public hospital districts and publicly owned or operated health care entities to enter cooperative agreements for health care service delivery, payment, and other arrangements. These agreements aim to support public hospitals' public mission and foster collaboration among them.