What is the Medicare DSH add-on payment?
The Medicare payment add-on, or the Medicare Disproportionate Share Adjustment, is an additional Medicare payment to hospitals which treat a high percentage of low-income patients. The factors used to calculate this adjustment are the sum of the ratios of Medicare Part A Supplemental Security Income (SSI) patient day to total Medicare patient days, and Medicaid patient days to total patient days in the hospital. For more information, please contact the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and/or visit this web site: http://cms.hhs.gov/statistics/feeforservice/dsh/default.asp .
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