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27 Mar 2018, 10:12 am by Debra A. McCurdy
  Finally, MACPAC includes a statutorily-mandated analysis of DSH policy, noting that it observes “no meaningful relationship” between state DSH allotments and potential indicators of the need for DSH funds (e.g., changes in the number of uninsured individuals; the amounts and sources of hospitals’ uncompensated care costs; and the number of hospitals with high levels of uncompensated care that also provide essential community services for… [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 3:28 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
CMS has published a final rule intended to codify its existing interpretation of how third-party payments are considered in the calculation of Medicaid uncompensated care costs for the purpose of making Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. [read post]
28 Apr 2014, 9:06 am by Debra A. McCurdy
  As discussed in the guidance, CMS will regard audit findings demonstrating DSH payments that exceed the hospital-specific DSH limits as representing discovery of overpayments to providers. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 3:09 am by Debra A. McCurdy
Second, CMS has announced final federal share disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for FY 2010 and 2011, and the preliminary federal share DSH allotments for FY 2012. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 3:09 am by Debra A. McCurdy
Second, CMS has announced final federal share disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for FY 2010 and 2011, and the preliminary federal share DSH allotments for FY 2012. [read post]
22 Aug 2016, 5:19 am by Debra A. McCurdy
CMS has proposed regulatory changes to specify that the hospital-specific limitation on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments is based on uncompensated care costs net of third-party payments received. [read post]
10 Oct 2013, 4:07 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On October 3, 2013, CMS published an interim final rule with comment period revising disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment calculations. [read post]
14 Jan 2013, 2:35 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The GAO recommends steps to improve the transparency and accountability of supplemental payment, particularly non-DSH supplemental payments, including requiring CMS to: (1) improve state reporting of non-DSH supplemental payments, including requiring annual reporting of payments made to individual facilities; (2) clarify permissible methods for calculating non-DSH supplemental payments; and (3) require states to submit an annual independent certified audit verifying state… [read post]
4 Mar 2014, 3:30 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The CMS notice also includes additional information regarding the calculation of the FY 2014 DSH allotments and FY 2014 IMD DSH limits. [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 7:17 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On July 26, 2013, CMS published a notice announcing the final federal share disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for federal fiscal year (FY) 2012 and the preliminary federal share DSH allotments for FY 2013. [read post]
15 May 2009, 11:22 am
In the first four parts of this five-part series, I have discussed 1) The fight between DSHS and Poca’s foster family; 2) Some vital questions the media is mostly ignoring on this case; 3) Why DSHS and the Courts usually prefer reunification with biological parents; and 4) An attorney’s perspective on dealing with DSHS. [read post]
14 May 2009, 11:06 am
Today, in part four, I offer an attorney’s perspective on dealing with DSHS. [read post]
9 May 2014, 12:53 pm by Lisa Baird
That approach would generally have led to additional DSH reimbursement for hospitals. [read post]
11 Jul 2015, 7:51 pm by Andy Weisbecker
DSHS has received reports of 151 Cyclosporiasis cases from around Texas this year. [read post]
18 Jul 2015, 9:28 am by Patti Waller
DSHS has received reports of 182 Cyclosporiasis cases from around Texas this year. [read post]
23 Sep 2013, 8:26 am by Jon Gelman
The DSH cuts are so deep in part because Congress assumed that all... [read post]
4 Mar 2013, 6:22 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Proposed Rules HHSC proposed to amend §355.8065, Disproportionate Share Hospital Reimbursement Methodology, which would create two funding pools and assign each DSH hospital a weighting factor. [read post]
2 Jul 2015, 3:00 am by Patti Waller
DSHS has received reports of 90 Cyclosporiasis cases from around Texas this year, including 78 in the last two weeks. [read post]
Hospitals that serve a disproportionate number of low-income patients receive additional payments (DSH payments) under the Medicare program. [read post]
30 Jul 2015, 5:42 pm by Patti Waller
DSHS has received reports of 212 Cyclosporiasis cases from around Texas this year. [read post]