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Uncompensated Care and DSH (Medicare disproportionate share hospitals)

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Background on the IPPS and LTCH PPS CMS pays acute care hospitals (with a few exceptions specified in the law) for inpatient stays under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). LTCHs are paid under the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS).