Hospitals dependent on Medicaid disproportionate share allocations must discover new financing models for low-income patients, or else lobby their state governments to make policy changes. According ...

On February 28, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would change how Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments are calculated with ...

Under the new definition, hospitals can only receive disproportionate share hospital Medicaid reimbursements for beneficiaries who are primarily insured by the safety-net program. How DSH payments are ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a final rule implementing $44 billion in Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment cuts through 2025. In 2020, DSH payments will be ...

On December 31, 2018, the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services issued a notice indicating that CMS was altering its prior audit guidance for Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) audits that ...

A bipartisan group of representatives introduced legislation Tuesday that would delay billions in scheduled Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment cuts by two years. DSH allotments are ...

The case, Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, hinges on a highly technical issue. To calculate DSH adjustments, HHS adds together two statutorily described fractions: the Medicare fraction, ...

Hospitals that serve a high volume of low-income and uninsured patients rely on Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding to maintain financial stability. A hospital’s DSH percentage is critical ...

More than 130 hospitals have filed a lawsuit against HHS challenging how the agency calculates disproportionate share hospital payments, arguing the policy unlawfully reduces reimbursement for ...

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