The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling affecting hospitals that serve low-income Medicare beneficiaries, narrowing the interpretation of the Disproportionate Share Hospital (“DSH”) payment formula. In...more
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
Last week, the D.C. Circuit held that Medicare beneficiaries “entitled to supplemental security income [(SSI)] benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act” means only those patients receiving cash payments for...more