RD83 - Supplemental Payments to Private Hospitals and Related Health Systems – January 25, 2023


Executive Summary:

The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) was mandated to “develop a plan that would make supplemental payments to private hospitals and related health systems who intend to execute affiliation agreements with public entities that are capable of transferring funds to the department for purposes of covering the non-federal share of the authorized payments." Item 304(DD)(10)(a). Such an approach may run afoul of federal law and was not able to be pursued. See 42 C.F.R. § 433.54.