Medicare Program; FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems: Changes To Certain Cost Reporting Procedures Related To Disproportionate ShareHospital Uncompensated Care Payments

October 3, 2013
On October 3, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a report on changes to the Medicare system relating to inpatient prospective payment systems. The document establishes the methodology for determining the amount of uncompensated care payments made to hospitals eligible for the disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment adjustment in fiscal year 2014. The document also establishes a process for making interim and final payments. Furthermore the document establishes an interim final rule with a comment period that revises certain operational considerations for hospitals with Medicare cost reporting periods that span more than one . . .