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GAO-17-257R 1 (2016-11-30)

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G      A     O       U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20548


B-328588


November 30, 2016

The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch
Chairman
The Honorable Ron Wyden
Ranking Member
Committee on Finance
United States Senate

The Honorable Fred Upton
Chairman
The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
Ranking Member
Committee on Energy and Commerce
House of Representatives

The Honorable Kevin Brady
Chairman
The Honorable Sander M. Levin
Ranking Member
Committee on Ways and Means
House of Representatives

Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services:
        Medicaid Program; Final FY 2014 and Preliminary FY 2016 Disproportionate Share
        Hospital Allotments, and Final FY 2014 and Preliminary FY 2016 Institutions for Mental
        Diseases Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits

Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule
promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled Medicaid Program; Final FY 2014 and Preliminary FY 2016
Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments, and Final FY 2014 and Preliminary FY 2016
Institutions for Mental Diseases Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits (RIN: 0938-ZB30). We
received the rule on November 16, 2016. It was published in the Federal Register as a notice
on October 26, 2016, with an effective date of November 25, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 74,432.

The notice announces the final federal share disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments
for federal fiscal year (FY) 2014 and the preliminary federal share DSH allotments for FY 2016.
The notice also announces the corresponding limitations on aggregate state DSH payments to
institutions for mental disease and other mental health facilities. Additionally, this notice
includes background information describing the methodology for determining the amounts of
states' fiscal year DSH allotments.


GAO-17-257R

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