# 119-s-2433: Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2025

119-s-2433, Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-17).

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- As of: 2026-05-17
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2433
- Congress: 119
- Title: Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-17

## Summary

**Transparency about hospitals' and practitioners' rules for providing life-saving care to premature infants.** This bill would require hospitals to publish their policy and obstetric providers to tell patients at the first prenatal visit whether and how life-saving care will be offered for premature births. - Families and pregnant people would get clear information at the first prenatal visit about any minimum gestational age, whether decisions are case-by-case, and how transfers to a neonatal intensive care unit would be handled. These disclosures would be implemented beginning on or after January 1, 2026. - Hospitals must publicly state whether they use a minimum gestational age, whether care decisions are individualized, and the process for transferring mother and infant to the nearest facility with a neonatal intensive care unit when needed. Practitioners with admitting privileges must give the same info to patients. - Medicaid and CHIP funding would be tied to compliance. Federal Medicaid and CHIP payments would not cover care provided by a hospital or obstetric provider that fails to make the required disclosures, with that funding condition taking effect 180 days after enactment.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Neonatal care disclosure for parents: benefit, low. If enacted, hospitals would have to publicly post their policy on life-saving care for very premature babies. Practitioners with admitting privileges would have to tell patients at the first prenatal visit what the hospital policy says. The disclosures must say if there is a minimum gestational age…
- Medicaid and CHIP payments require disclosures: cost, medium. If enacted, beginning 180 days after enactment the federal government would not pay for Medicaid or CHIP care at a hospital or obstetric provider unless they satisfy the neonatal disclosure rules. That could limit where Medicaid and CHIP enrollees can get care and, in some cases, lead to out-of-poc…
- Medicare hospitals must disclose neonatal policies: mixed, low. If enacted, hospitals that want to participate in Medicare on or after January 1, 2026 would need to meet the neonatal disclosure rules. Hospitals would also need to make sure every obstetric practitioner at the hospital follows the practitioner disclosure rule. This would give Medicare patients mo…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2433 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2433)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2433 (as of 2026-05-17).