Hospitals battle HHS over disproportionate share hospitals rules on payments

The hospitals and health systems suing HHS say changes to formulas for making payments have resulted in tens of millions of dollars withheld.

By Scott Wooldridge | July 07, 2023 at 08:45 AM

More than 200 hospitals have sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in recent months, saying the HHS has unfairly withheld tens of millions in hospitals payment for safety net hospitals.

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