AHA Puts Delay Of Medicaid DSH Cuts On Must-Pass Legislation List

By Michelle M. Stein / August 15, 2017 at 1:02 PM
The American Hospital Association placed the extension of the moratorium on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment cuts on the list of what it considers must-pass legislation this year, but a spokesperson for the House Energy & Commerce Committee told Inside Health Policy there have not been discussions about the DSH cuts beyond what was included in the House-passed American Health Care Act. Medicaid DSH payments help offset hospital uncompensated care costs for Medicaid and uninsured patients. The Affordable Care...


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