Hospital Citizenship Status Requirement
Official: American Citizenship Healthcare Integrity Act of 2025
IntroducedDecember 17, 2025
Why This Matters
This bill makes it mandatory for hospitals to check and report the citizenship status of patients to participate in Medicare. It aims to track the costs of care given to noncitizens.
If you are a patient in a hospital, they will ask about your citizenship status and report the costs of care for noncitizens.
Affects: This bill affects patients receiving care in hospitals, especially noncitizens.
What changes is this bill making?
1. This bill requires hospitals to ask patients about their citizenship status. 2. Hospitals must report the number of noncitizen patients they treat each year. 3. The bill mandates reporting the costs of care provided to noncitizens. 4. Hospitals must comply within 180 days after the bill becomes law. 5. Annual reports will be made public to show the financial impact on hospitals.
Who is affected?
This bill affects patients receiving care in hospitals, especially noncitizens.