What’s happening: Reductions in Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to states are scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1. If these cuts go into effect, California hospitals would lose $1.2 billion in 2025.
What else to know: CHA is urging members to contact their Congressional representatives before Dec. 6 and ask them to sign a bipartisan letter requesting that House leadership prevent the cuts.
CHA has compiled resources to assist hospitals in making this important request.
California’s hospitals rely on federal Medicaid DSH money to subsidize the cost of care for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured Californians — and to ensure their continued ability to provide the services needed by vulnerable communities.
These cuts were originally scheduled to take effect in 2014, but Congress has consistently blocked their implementation.
For more information, contact Anne O’Rourke, senior vice president, federal relations, at aorourke@calhospital.org
