Disproportionately Black counties that received the same level of DSH payments as other counties had higher rates of uncompensated care and worse population health, the study found. For example, when keeping Medicare DSH payments per resident constant, uncompensated hospital care rates we...
Recent Developments in Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) PaymentsEric Zimmerman
To qualify for Medicare DSH payments, hospitals must reach a 15% DSH threshold when these two fractions are summed. Ineligible Hospitals There are certain types of hospitals that aren’t eligible for Medicare DSH: Critical access hospitals (CAH) Sole community hospitals (SCH), whose hospital-speci...
The alternative proposal, as discussed below, could have an economic impact of up to $600 million in hospital Medicare DSH payments according to CMS estimates for cost report periods ending in 2013 alone. This estimate doesn’t include the entire relevant time period. Alternative to Proposed Rule...
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The article reports on the implementation of Section 3133 of the Affordable Care Act that of reduce the disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to 25 percent by the Centers for Medicare and Medical Services (CMS). It states that the 25 percent reduction on DSH payments is computed ...
DSH Payment for Section 1115 Waiver Days Prior to 2000: Cookeville Regional Medical Center v. Thompson.The article presents information on a court case based on disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments in the U.S. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has awarded 15 ...
The article focuses on the proposed reporting and auditing requirements for disproportionate share hospital payments by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the United States. Section 1001(d) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act would be implemented. The law ...
Details on the idea being pushed by Commissioner Bill Frist, a Republican senator from Tennessee; Annual total of Medicare disproportionate-share hospitals (DSH) payments; Opinion from Commissioner Bruce ...