Hospitals Will Pay for Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) ScrutinyWelch, JimJournal of Health Care Compliance
Disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments from Medicare and Medicaid may further racial disparities by basing allocations on patient healthcare use, astudypublished in JAMA Network Open found. Medicare and Medicaid DSH payment programsprovide $24 billion to hospitals every year to h...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and five other hospital groups arecalling onthe Supreme Court to challenge the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) interpretation of disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. Medicare reimbursement rates are often not high ...
When it comes to Medicare provider reimbursement, Worksheet S-10 has captured the provider reimbursement community’s attention. But it’s important not to lose sight of the Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program. Medicare DSH is a $4 billion-plus program in federal fiscal year (...
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This rule affects Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) reimbursement calculations, and, if finalized, will be effective retroactively for discharges before October 1, 2013. Proposed Changes CMS proposes that Medicare Advantage (MA), or Medicare Part C, days be included in the Medicare or ...
Reports on the United States Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) ruling that changed how Medicare disproportionate-share hospital (DSH) payments are made. HCFA's interpretation of law to calculate special...
Recent Developments in Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) PaymentsEric Zimmerman
The goal of the study was to determine the extent to which340B disproportionate share (DSH) hospitals are targetingtheir services to vulnerable patient populations. Hospitals that treat high levels of low-income patients are often referred to as "safety-net" hospitals. There are...
The article reports on the interim final rule that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued on September 30, 2013, modifying when some hospitals will receive their Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to be a...