Last week, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy, siding with the government and holding that, for purposes of the Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) calculation,...more
On March 4, 2024, CMS issued Ruling 1498-R3 which revokes CMS Ruling 1498-R2. CMS Ruling 1498-R2 gave providers the option of using either “total” days or “covered” days in calculating their disproportionate share (DSH)...more
Key Takeaways - ..In three decisions released late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court demonstrated increased skepticism of judicial deference to administrative agencies' statutory interpretations. ..While the...more
June 27, 2022 Key Takeaways: Late last week, the Supreme Court released its opinion in Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, a case that involves the complex but important question regarding how to calculate the Medicare and...more
Last week, the Supreme Court released a decision relating to how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires hospitals to calculate its disproportionate share percentage. While this percentage is primarily used...more