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Phase 2: Wave 1: seniors, near-seniors, and children · Step 2.4

Run the Hospital Transition Fund

Years 1–5 · UHA regional officesDiscuss this step
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Task 2.4.3 of 4

Require each recipient to file a cost-alignment plan (admin reductions, service-line consolidation, executive compensation limits).

Who does it
Hospitals
When
Year 1
Trade-off

Cost-alignment plans force restructuring but add reporting burden during a difficult transition.

Part of: Run the Hospital Transition Fund

Hospitals whose revenue falls more than 5% below baseline when commercial rates disappear receive temporary support that tapers to zero by Year 6, conditioned on cost-reduction plans.

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