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DC District Judge Vacates Medicaid DSH Third Party Payer Final Rule
On March 2, 2018, DC District Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled in favor of hospital plaintiffs and vacated a final rule promulgated by CMS requiring the inclusion of Medicare and commercial payments in the calculation of the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH)...
Missouri Federal Court First to Enjoin Implementation of Medicaid DSH Third Party Payer Final Rule
On Friday, February 9th, a federal district court in Missouri became the first to enjoin implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) Final Rule requiring the inclusion of Medicare and commercial payments in the calculation of the...
Congress Passes 2-year Delay of DSH Cuts
On February 9th 2018, Congress passed an extensive 2-year budget deal that included a delay to the scheduled DSH cuts until 2020. The bill contained additional health care measures, such as funding to combat the opioid epidemic and technical changes to MACRA (Medicare...
CMS Finalizes Medicaid DSH Regulations Regarding Treatment of Medicare and Commercial Payments for the Dual Eligibles
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized regulations requiring states to include Medicare or commercial payments for services provided to dually eligible Medicaid patients when calculating the hospital-specific limit on DSH payments during...
House Chip Bill Includes 2-year delay in Medicaid DSH
The House CHIP re-authorization bill would delay cuts in Medicaid disproportionate share payments to hospitals for two years. It is currently making its way through the rules committee and is anticipated to go to the House Friday, November 3rd.
Lawmakers Sign Bipartisan Letter to delay DSH Cuts
Over 220 Republican and Democratic lawmakers signed a letter to House leaders urging them to delay cuts to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments.
Eyman Associates Releases Analysis of Ongoing Medicaid DSH Litigation
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NH Court Sides with Hospitals in DSH Cap Litigation
On March 2, 2017, United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire issued its order granting summary judgement for the New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA) in the case of New Hampshire Hospital Association v. Burwell. The ruling represents a...
MACPAC Considers DSH Targeting
October 27, 2016: At its October meeting, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) considered policies to improve targeting of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments, with respect to both hospitals and states, but did not come to...
CMS Announced Final FY 2014 and Preliminary FY 2016 DSH Allotments
October 25, 2016: CMS issues notice announcing limit on the portion of federal dollars allocated to match state DSH hospital payments for the FY.
CMS Proposes Rule to Codify Medicaid DSH Limit
August 12, 2016: CMS Proposes Rule to Codify Medicaid DSH Limit Policy Currently the Subject of Federal Lawsuits