Hospital Cost Review Board Act

Current understanding

HB6116 would create a new Hospital Cost Review Board Act establishing a state board to review and regulate hospital costs in Michigan. The bill is tie-barred to HB6117 and HB6118, which presumably provide conforming amendments or implementation details. As introduced, specifics on board composition, review authority, rate-setting powers, and hospital reporting obligations remain to be analyzed.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-18 — Health facilities: other; certain acquisitions and mergers involving a health facility or agency; regulate. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6116’26, HB 6117’26: 2026-06-18 — HB 6118 (tie-barred companion) would create a new act regulating acquisitions and mergers of health facilities/agencies, rounding out the three-bill package alongside the Hospital Cost Review Board Act (HB 6116) and Health Care Cost Reduction Fund (HB 6117). (novelty: 3)
• 2026-06-18 — Health facilities: hospitals; health care cost reduction fund; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6116’26, HB 6118’26: 2026-06-18 — HB6117 (tie-barred companion) would create a Health Care Cost Reduction Fund, providing a financial vehicle apparently linked to the Hospital Cost Review Board Act framework. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-06-18 — Health facilities: hospitals; hospital cost review board act; establish. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6117’26, HB 6118’26: cross-connection with hospital-financial-assistance-act: Both create new statutory frameworks regulating hospital economics — one on cost review/oversight (HB6116) and one on patient-facing financial assistance/charity care (HB6071). (novelty: 3)

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