HHS announces distribution of funds to hospitals serving high numbers of Medicaid and uninsured patients

HHS announces distribution of funds to hospitals serving high numbers of Medicaid and uninsured patients tjordan_drupal Jun 9, 2020

The Department of Health and Human Services today announced that it will distribute $10 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to hospitals that serve a disproportionate number of Medicaid patients or provide large amounts of uncompensated care. The Department identified eligible hospitals as those with:

A Medicare Disproportionate Payment Percentage of 20.2% or greater; Average uncompensated care per bed of $25,000 or more. For example, a hospital with 100 beds would need to provide $2.5 million