Medicaid DSH cut delay

CMS Adopts Methodology for Medicaid DSH Cuts

Medicaid DSH money will be allocated among states based on a new methodology under a regulation adopted this week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. But it is not clear when that new methodology may actually be used. Cuts in Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (Medicaid DSH) allotments to states were mandated by the Affordable Care Act based on the expectation that the law would greatly reduced the number of uninsured Americans. While this has been the case, the decline in the number of uninsured has not been as great as expected. For this reason, Congress has on several [...]

admin2019-09-25T10:47:09+00:00September 25, 2019|Affordable Care Act, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid DSH allotments|