pa-56-39-1425: Inpatient hospitals qualifying for Medical Assistance disproportionate share payments (Part II)

Summary

On July 1, 1988, the Department of Human Services (Department) implemented a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment system. The Department is required to annually publish the names of each inpatient acute care general hospital, rehabilitation hospital and private psychiatric hospital qualifying for a DSH payment and their respective DSH payment percentage as set forth in 55 Pa. Code §§ 1151.54(i), 1163.67(k) and 1163.459(j) (relating to disproportionate share payments). A. Disproportionate Share for Acute Care General Hospitals, Rehabilitation Hospitals and Private Psychiatric Hospitals. The following lists identify the inpatient acute care general hospitals, psychiatric units, drug and alcohol units and rehabilitation units of acute care general hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, private psychiatric hospitals and private drug and alcohol hospitals eligible for DSH payments for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and their respective payment percentages. For all inpatient facilities, DSH payments are calculated as a percentage of projected Medical Assistance (MA) inpatient income. Payment period July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, DSH payment percentages: Acute Care General Hospitals DSH % ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER 4.92 AVENUES RECOVERY MEDICAL CENTER AT VALLEY FORGE 5.05 BARNES-KASSON COUNTY HOSPITAL 1.43 BRADFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 10.00 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA 7.19 GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER 6.84 HIGHLAND HOSPITAL 4.56 LEHIGH...

The agency’s own summary, as published.