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Governor Braun Signs Bill Requiring Non-Profit Hospitals To Lower Prices Or
Lose Status




WANE 15

Marin Murphy
May 9, 2025


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Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed into law Tuesday a bill that requires
hospitals to lower prices or lose their non-profit status.



House Bill 1004 requires Indiana’s non-profit hospital systems to submit
audited financial statements and work to lower inpatient and outpatient prices
to the statewide average.



The bill passed through the Senate on April 29 and was signed into law by the
Governor, who gave hospitals currently in nonprofit status until June 2029 to
abide by the requirements or face losing nonprofit status.

When the bill was first introduced in January, Devin Anderson, with the
advocacy group Hoosiers for Affordable Healthcare, applauded the bill, calling
it the most significant piece of legislation in Indiana in recent years to curb
hospital prices, which he said are the ninth highest in the country.



His group provided numbers that demonstrated what the bill’s passage could
mean:



* Ascension St. Vincent: Reduce prices by 40.5%
* Parkview Health: Reduce prices by 40.8%
* Community Health Network: Reduce prices by 34%
* Deaconess Health System: Reduce prices by 23%
* Franciscan Health: Reduce prices by 30%
* IU Health: Reduce prices by 40.6%


According to the bill, by June 30, 2029, it requires an “Indiana nonprofit
hospital system’s aggregate average inpatient and outpatient hospital prices to
be at least equal to or less than the statewide average. States that a
violation by the Indiana nonprofit hospital system results in a forfeiture of
its nonprofit status.”



WANE 15 previously spoke with Beth Lock, Director of Government and
Legislative Affairs at Parkview Health, who said, “We look forward to working
with the Indiana General Assembly to evaluate the impact this bill may have on
non-profit hospitals and find meaningful solutions to lower the cost of
healthcare.”


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