Company: THC
Filing Date: 2025-07-30
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000070318-25-000039
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Company: TENET HEALTHCARE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-07-30
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 143
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’s legislative and forthcoming regulatory changes may result in material reductions to Medicaid payments, changes to Medicaid supplemental payment programs and payment delays. Federal government denials or delayed approvals of state waiver applications or extension requests could also materially impact Medicaid funding levels, most significantly in those states that have expanded Medicaid.

At this time, we cannot estimate the OBBBA’s impact, nor can we predict the timing of that impact, on our future business, financial condition or results of operations, however, we may experience decreased payments from Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs, as well as delays in the timing of payments to our facilities. 

We also cannot predict whether or how Congress may further extend or modify provisions of or relating to the Affordable Care Act, the OBBBA or other laws affecting the healthcare industry generally, nor can we predict how the current administration might further influence, promulgate or implement rules, regulations or executive orders that affect the healthcare industry directly or indirectly. If the rates paid by governmental payers are materially reduced, if the scope of services covered by governmental payers is significantly limited, if eligibility or enrollment is further restricted, if there are changes to align payment rates for certain procedures across various care settings in a site neutral manner, or if we or one or more of our 

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hospitals are excluded from participation in the Medicare or Medicaid program or any other government healthcare program, there may be a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Future federal and state healthcare funding policy changes, along with other initiatives and requirements, may, among other things, adversely affect our patient volumes, case mix and revenue mix, increase our operating costs, materially reduce the reimbursement we receive for our services, diminish our competitive position or require us to expend resources to modify certain aspects of our operations.

Medicare

Medicare offers its beneficiaries different ways to obtain their medical benefits. One option, the Original Medicare Plan (which includes “Part A” and “Part B”), is a fee‑for‑service (“FFS”) payment system. The other option, called Medicare Advantage (sometimes called “Part C” or “MA Plans”), includes health maintenance organizations (“HMOs”), preferred provider organizations (“PPOs”), private FFS Medicare special needs plans and Medicare medical savings account plans. Our total net patient service revenues from operation of the hospitals and related outpatient facilities in our Hospital Operations segment for services provided to patients enrolled in the Original Medicare Plan were $530 million and $518 million for the three