Inside CMS - 05/16/2019

300 House Members Push For Another 2-Year DSH Cut Delay

By Michelle M. Stein / May 14, 2019 at 12:12 PM
The majority of the House – about 300 lawmakers – is asking House leadership to move legislation delaying by an additional two years the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment cuts set to kick in Oct.1 – though, on the other side of Capitol Hill, Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has said Congress should revamp the payment system instead of simply delaying the cuts again . The Partnership for Medicaid, which includes providers, plans and rural health advocates, is...


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