pa-56-43-1562: Disproportionate share hospital payments to qualifying hospitals

Summary

The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final notice of its funding allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 to establish a new class of disproportionate share hospital payments to qualifying Medical Assistance enrolled hospitals to promote additional access in inpatient and ancillary outpatient services and to support academic medical programs for integrated patient centered medical services. The Department published notice of its intent to allocate funding for these payments at 56 Pa.B. 3582 (June 13, 2026). The Department received no public comments during the 30-day comment period and will implement the payments set forth in the notice of intent. Fiscal Impact The FY 2025-2026 impact, as a result of the funding allocation for these payments, is $4.552 million in total funds. VALERIE A. ARKOOSH, Secretary Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-1751. Under section 612 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 232), (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2025-26 is $2,000,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2026-27 through 5th Succeeding Year 2030-31 are $0; (4) 2024-25 Program $691,787,000; 2023-24 Program $697,354,000; 2022-23 Program $589,137,000; (7) Medical Assistance Fee-for-Service; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the prior budget to cover this increase.

The agency’s own summary, as published.