The Hospital Finance Podcast

The Hospital Finance Podcast


The common elements of uncompensated care - Part 1: DSH

February 20, 2019

In this episode, part one of a three-part series on uncompensated care, we are joined by Bob Mahoney, senior consultant for BESLER. Bob will discuss DSH and how it relates to uncompensated care funding for hospitals. Highlights of this episode include: Bob explains why DSH is part of the entire uncompensated care pool, what effects has the ACA had on DSH since it was recently ruled unconstitutional? tips on what hospitals can be doing right now to ensure they are being reimbursed properly, the importance of hospitals submitting clean and accurate logs of Medicaid days with their cost reports, and more...