New Disproportionate Share Hospital payments implemented from state fiscal year 2008 through state fiscal year 2012

  Year
  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
State Implemented a new Disproportionate Share Hospital supplemental payment Implemented a new Disproportionate Share Hospital supplemental payment Implemented a new Disproportionate Share Hospital supplemental payment Implemented a new Disproportionate Share Hospital supplemental payment Implemented a new Disproportionate Share Hospital supplemental payment
Alabama No No No No No
Alaska No No No No No
Arizona No No Yes No No
Arkansas No No No No No
California No No No No No
Colorado No No Yes No No
Connecticut No Yes No No Yes
Delaware No No No No No
District of Columbia No No No No No
Florida No No Yes No No
Georgia No No No No No
Hawaii No No No No No
Idaho No No No No No
Illinois No No No No No
Indiana No No No No No
Iowa Yes No Yes Yes No
Kansas No No No No No
Kentucky No No No No No
Louisiana No No No No No
Maine No No No No No
Maryland No No No No No
Massachusetts No No No No No
Michigan No No No No No
Minnesota No No Yes No No
Mississippi No No No No No
Missouri No No No No No
Montana No No No No No
Nebraska Yes No No No No
Nevada No No No No No
New Hampshire No No No No No
New Jersey No Yes No No No
New Mexico No No No No No
New York No No No No No
North Carolina No No No No No
North Dakota No No No No No
Ohio No No No No No
Oklahoma No No No No No
Oregon No No Yes Yes No
Pennsylvania No Yes Yes No No
Rhode Island No No No No No
South Carolina No No No No No
South Dakota No No No No No
Tennessee No No No No No
Texas No No No No No
Utah No No No No No
Vermont No No No No No
Virginia No No No No No
Washington No No Yes No Yes
West Virginia No No No No No
Wisconsin Yes No No No No
Wyoming No No No No No

Source: GAO analysis of state-reported data. | GAO-15-227SP
 
Note: The following 39 states did not report implementing a new Disproportionate Share Hospital payment type from state fiscal year 2008 through state fiscal year 2012: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

 

Definition
 
Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital supplemental payments are Medicaid payments to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income and Medicaid patients to help offset hospitals' uncompensated costs for serving these individuals.