Medicaid Program; State Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotment Reductions
medicaid · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2013-09-18 · Effective 2013-11-18 · 78 FR 57293
Document
Document number
2013-22686
Federal Register citation
78 FR 57293
CFR reference
42 CFR 447
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicaid
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2013-09-18
Effective date
2013-11-18
HHS docket
CMS-2367-F
Abstract
The statute, as amended by the Affordable Care Act, requires aggregate reductions to state Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) allotments annually from fiscal year (FY) 2014 through FY 2020. This final rule delineates a methodology to implement the annual reductions for FY 2014 and FY 2015. The rule also includes additional DSH reporting requirements for use in implementing the DSH health reform methodology.