Uncompensated Hospital Care Costs
The GAO has issued a report entitled "Medicaid: Ongoing Federal Oversight of Payments to Offset Uncompensated Hospital Care Costs Is Warranted." The GAO’s review found that, among other things, certain states with large supplemental payments for uncompensated care costs did not calculate correctly the hospital-specific disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment limits. In the report, the GAO recommends that CMS ensure that states account for all Medicaid payments, including non-DSH supplemental payments, when calculating payment limits.
