(March 3, 2023) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a
proposed rule regarding Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments. The proposed rule seeks to implement the DSH-related provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, including the treatment of third-party payments for purposes of calculating Medicaid hospital-specific DSH limits and the CMS requirement to reduce Medicaid DSH payments to states by $8 billion in fiscal years 2024 through 2027. The rule does not identify states or the projected impact of the reductions. Comments are due 60 days after publication in the
Federal Register.
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Shannan Flach