Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to state Medicaid reporting and clarifications of key definitions in order to improve payment transparency and program integrity. Proposals in this rule focus on four payment areas: fee-for-service (FFS) supplemental provider payments; disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments; financing for the non-Federal share of payments; and health care-related taxes and provider-related donations. CMS seeks comment on all elements of this proposal, including whether supplemental provider payments should be capped, if there should be a separate cap for rural areas and/or HRSA-designated geographic health professional shortage areas, and whether there should be other special considerations for providers in underserved areas.
Comments are due January 17th.
For more information, visit: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/18/2019-24763/medicaid-program-medicaid-fiscal-accountability-regulation