In Texas, hospitals must apply and ultimately qualify for payment to participate in the Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) and Uncompensated Care Section 1115 waiver (UC) programs. Texas hospitals that wish to participate in either the FFY 2020 DSH and/or the demonstration year (DY) 9 UC must request an application to apply from HHSC and the online application request form must be submitted no later than 5 pm, Friday, September 20, 2019. Failure to apply by the deadline will result in the hospital not being able to participate in these Texas Medicaid Supplemental Payment Programs and loss of appeal rights to a non-qualification decision.
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uncompensated care,
worksheet s-10,
uncompensated care payment,
provider reimbursement,
Texas UC payment
The FY 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule was put on display for public inspection on August 2, 2019, and is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on August 16, 2019. The pre-publication version can be viewed HERE or on the FY 2020 IPPS Final Rule homepage. These changes will go into effect October 1, 2019.
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Medicare DSH Reimbursement,
Industry Updates,
S-10,
regulations,
proposed rule,
worksheet s-10,
factor 3,
uncompensated care payment,
ipps rule,
provider reimbursement
Southwest Consulting Associates was featured in the latest issue of the First Illinois Speaks HFMA chapter magazine. Beginning on page 12, Kyle Pennington briefly reviews the FY 2020 IPPS proposed rule, summarizes the inaugural audits of 2015 Medicare cost report Worksheet S-10 data and what's coming up next for hospital providers and their reimbursement teams. We’ve also included a post-article update at the end of this post.
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S-10,
worksheet s-10,
uncompensated care payment,
Medicare Cost Report,
S-10 audit,
ipps rule
The FY 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule was put on display for public inspection on April 23, 2019, and is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2019. The pre-publication version can be viewed HERE or on the FY 2020 IPPS Proposed Rule homepage. If finalized, these changes will go into effect October 1, 2019. All public comments to the proposed rule are to be received by 5 pm EST on Monday, June 24, 2019.
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Topics:
Medicare DSH Reimbursement,
Industry Updates,
S-10,
regulations,
proposed rule,
worksheet s-10,
factor 3,
uncompensated care payment,
ipps rule,
provider reimbursement
On April 8, 2019, SCA was provided multiple copies of a MAC letter informing hospitals of potentially aberrant data reported on Worksheet S-10 for federal FY 2017. While we have only seen a few letters to date, it is our understanding that this is a CMS initiative affecting many hospitals. Here is what we have been told at this point:
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uncompensated care,
S-10,
worksheet s-10,
factor 3,
uncompensated care payment,
cost to charge ratio,
Medicare Cost Report,
S-10 audit,
provider reimbursement
CMS posted the FFY 2017 SSI ratios to their website. The FFY 2017 SSI ratio file (DSH Adjustment and 2016-2017 File [ZIP, 246KB]) can be found in the Downloads section of CMS' Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) webpage or by following the link below:
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Topics:
DSH Reimbursement,
Medicare DSH Reimbursement,
Industry Updates,
SSI Recalculations,
factor 3,
ssi ratio,
uncompensated care payment
Southwest Consulting Associates recently participated in a segment of the THA SOLUTIONS Podcast where SCA President Michael Newell discussed the Medicare cost report Worksheet S-10 with Texas Hospital Association's Lance Lunsford. The sixteen minute conversation was part of the podcast segment titled, "Maintain Compliance to Maximize Hospital Funding" and can be heard in its entirety by selecting the play button located at the end of this post.
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uncompensated care,
S-10,
worksheet s-10,
uncompensated care payment,
Medicare Cost Report,
S-10 audit,
provider reimbursement
CMS just posted the FFY 2016 SSI ratios to their website. The FFY 2016 SSI ratio file (DSH Adjustment and 2015-2016 File [ZIP, 248KB]) can be found in the Downloads section of CMS' Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) webpage or by following the link below:
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Topics:
DSH Reimbursement,
Medicare DSH Reimbursement,
Industry Updates,
SSI Recalculations,
factor 3,
ssi ratio,
uncompensated care payment
