The months-long controversy between Florida and the federal Medicaid program over funding for hospitals and clinics that serve uninsured low-income people drew attention to these uncompensated care pools. In Florida the arrangement is called the Low-Income Pool – better known as “LIP” (a gift to headline writers).
So what are these payments? And how do they differ from a Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) arrangement?
At least nine states, including Florida, have some kind of Medicaid waiver arrangement with the federal government that involves payments to safety net hospitals and, in at least some states, community health centers.
Joanne Kenen, AHCJ’s core topic leader on Health Policy, explains in a new tip sheet. Read more.
