Bill · S. 2433· Senate(119-S-2433)
Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 7/24/2025
- Last activity
- 7/24/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Tom Cotton
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2025 requires hospitals and obstetric practitioners to disclose specific policies regarding life-saving care for premature infants. Hospitals must publicly state if they have a minimum gestational age for such care and how they handle transfers to other facilities. Practitioners must also disclose these hospital policies to patients during their first prenatal visit. Failure to meet these disclosure requirements would impact federal funding. Specifically, the bill aims to amend the Social Security Act to link hospital and provider compliance with Medicaid and CHIP funding.
Yes· 3 of 6
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill mandates that hospitals and practitioners disclose specific policies regarding care for premature infants to the public and patients.
Would children be better off under this?+4
The bill aims to improve outcomes for premature infants by ensuring parents have transparent information regarding life-saving care policies.
Would women be better off under this?+3
The bill benefits women by requiring the disclosure of neonatal care policies during their first prenatal visit.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-2
The bill threatens to reduce federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for hospitals and providers that fail to comply with disclosure requirements.
Does this put more money into Medicaid, the health coverage for people on low incomes?-2
The bill creates conditions under which hospitals and providers could lose their Medicaid and CHIP funding due to non-compliance with disclosure mandates.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency for Parents: The bill provides parents with a "new level of obstetric and neonatal transparency" regarding whether life-savin care is offered for babies born before certain gestational points (Section 2).
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Informed Decision Making: Practitioners are required to disclose hospital policies regarding minimum gestational age and transfer processes to patients at their first prenatal visit, which allows for "parental consent to the course of treatment" (Section 2 and Section 3(b)).
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Clarity on Medical Intervention: Hospitals must disclose whether decisions to provide life-saving care are made on a "case-by-case basis" or if there is a set minimum gestational age (Section 3(a)).
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Clear Transfer Protocols: The bill requires hospitals to disclose the process for transferring an infant and mother to a facility with a neonatal intensive care unit if the current hospital lacks the capacity to provide life-saving care (Section 3(a) and Section 3(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Financial Burdens or Funding Reductions: Hospitals and obstetric providers who do not satisfy the disclosure requirements will face restrictions on federal Medicaid and CHIP funding (Section 5).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+4Good For Women+3Good For Low Income Households+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5Increases Federal Power+2
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending-2
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+3Increases Medicaid Funding-2
- 4/28/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/24/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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