Hospitals, Federal Government Reach $666M Settlement In Lawsuit Over Medicare Reimbursement Policy Changes In 1980s

Medicare has agreed to pay 667 hospitals $666 million to settle a lawsuit over a reimbursement policy from the 1980s, the Wall Street Journal reports. The policy, which took effect in 1986, changed Medicare reimbursement rules to exclude certain low-income patients from the formula used to determine whether hospitals qualify for greater compensation for treating a disproportionate number of indigent patients.

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Filed under: Medical Malpractice / Litigation on March 15th, 2008