Medicaid: The Texas Disproportionate Share Program Favors Public Hospitals
HRD-93-86
Published: Mar 30, 1993. Publicly Released: Mar 30, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed how the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital program affects hospitals in Texas, focusing on: (1) the formula Texas uses in its Dispro I program and its effect on qualifying hospitals; and (2) other states' measurement of low-income patient care and their collection and validation of hospital data.
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Disadvantaged personsEligibility determinationsFormula grantsHealth care costsHospital care servicesHospitalsIndigentsPublic assistance programsState-administered programsMedicaid