Run the Hospital Transition Fund

Years 1–5 · UHA regional officesDiscuss this step

Distressed-hospital support (state bailouts, HHS Provider Relief-style funds)

replacedYears 1–5Provider payment & regulation

Today

Ad hoc rescue funds for distressed hospitals.

Under the plan

Replaced by a rules-based Hospital Transition Fund with taper and restructuring conditions.

Trade-off

Predictable and conditional; may not prevent every closure.

Money