Imagine the United States has a giant piggy bank to pay for important things like medicine, soldiers, and keeping America safe. The Default Prevention Act wants to make sure that even if the piggy bank runs low, the most important things get paid first and everyone knows how the money is spent by sending reports every week.

The bill wants to change how hospitals that take care of very sick patients are paid by Medicare. It tries to make sure these hospitals have enough money to help people with really complicated health problems, like those who need special care, without spending too much or making mistakes with the payments.