Medicare Program; Treatment of Medicare Part C Days in the Calculation of a Hospital's Medicare Disproportionate Patient Percentage
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2023-06-09 · Effective 2023-08-08 · 88 FR 37772
Document
Document number
2023-12308
Federal Register citation
88 FR 37772
CFR reference
42 CFR 412
Type
Rule
Action
Final action.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2023-06-09
Effective date
2023-08-08
HHS docket
CMS-1739-F
Abstract
This final action establishes a policy concerning the treatment of patient days associated with persons enrolled in a Medicare Part C (also known as "Medicare Advantage") plan for purposes of calculating a hospital's disproportionate patient percentage for cost reporting periods starting before fiscal year (FY) 2014 in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Azar v. Allina Health Services, 139 S. Ct. 1804 (June 3, 2019).