Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Medicaid_Disproportionate_Share_Hospital_payments
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Medicaid_DSH_payments
gptkbp:acceptsPaymentMethod supplemental payment
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Affordable_Care_Act
gptkbp:annualSpending over $19 billion (as of 2020)
gptkbp:appliesTo hospitals
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eligibility hospitals with high Medicaid and uninsured patient volume
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Omnibus_Budget_Reconciliation_Act_of_1981
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
state governments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments
gptkbp:objectOfDebate gptkb:public_policy
gptkbp:purpose to support hospitals that serve a large number of Medicaid and uninsured patients
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Social_Security_Act_Section_1923
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Disproportionate_Share_Hospital
gptkbp:sometimesCalled gptkb:DSH_payments
gptkbp:subject federal and state limits
gptkbp:supports gptkb:safety-net_hospitals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services_(CMS)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6