U.S. Supreme Court Denies DSH Hospitals’ Attempts to Seek Higher Medicare Payments
By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25
On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding the formula the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) utilized to calculate Medicare hospitals’ disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment adjustments, denying a challenge brought by hospitals seeking higher DSH reimbursement. In Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy, No. 23-715 (S. Ct. Apr. 29, 2025), the Court held, based on a highly technical analysis, that the DSH formula endorsed by HHS was consistent...
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