Medicaid DSH Cuts Have (Seemingly) Arrived
Cuts in Medicaid disproportionate share payments, mandated in 2010 under the Affordable Care Act to take effect in 2014 but delayed by Congress ever since, are now scheduled to begin taking effect because Congress’s latest extension of the delay lapsed with the end of the federal fiscal year on September 30. As a result, states – and hospitals that qualify for Medicaid DSH – are expected to see federal Medicaid DSH spending slashed by $8 billion a year for the next three years. Medicaid DSH payments are made to selected hospitals based on how many low-income patients they serve who [...]
