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Hidalgo County sets 6% mandatory hospital assessment after public hearing

5545549 · August 5, 2025
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After a public hearing, Hidalgo County Commissioners Court approved a 6% mandatory payment on paying hospitals for fiscal year 2026 and set quarterly assessment dates and collection authority.

Hidalgo County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved a 6% mandatory payment on net patient revenue for paying hospitals in the County Health Care Funding District for fiscal year 2026 following a 10:30 a.m. public hearing and a request from hospital representatives.

The action came after a hospital industry representative urged the court to retain the current assessment rate. "On behalf of the hospitals, we respectfully request that you set the rate at the current rate at 6 percent," said Michael Neal of Alonzo…

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