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Disproportionate Share Hospital Adjustment

An increased payment under Medicare’s prospective payment system or under Medicaid for hospitals that serve a large share of low-income uninsured patients. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) reduced DSH allotments under the assumption that many formerly uninsured...

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