This notice announces the final federal share disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for federal fiscal year (FY) 2015 and the preliminary federal share DSH allotments for FY 2017. This notice also announces the final FY 2015 and the preliminary FY 2017 limitations on aggregate DSH payments that states may make to institutions for mental disease and other mental health facilities. In addition, this notice includes background information describing the methodology for determining the amounts of states’ FY DSH allotments.

There are many difficult decisions that come with a terminal illness, like considering whether hospice is right for you. The thought of hospice can be scary, but it’s important to learn about your options. Medicare covers hospice care to help terminally ill patients spend the last moments of their lives with dignity and comfort, among […]