Stimulus Medicaid

Project Name

Disproportionate Share Hospital Program

Entity Receiving the Funds

GeorgiaDepartmentof Community Health

Project Location

Statewide

Amount of Funding Available Nation-Wide

$268,824,651 – FFY 2009

Amount of Funding Available in Georgia

$6,606,980 – FFY 2009
$13,379,134 – FFY 2010*

Amount of Funding Expended To-Date

As of August 31, 2009 - $5,353,299

Brief Description

The FY 2009 DSH allotment under ARRA is equal to 102.5 percent of the pre-ARRA DSH allotment for FY 2009.

* The FY 2010 DSH allotment under the ARRA provision is equal to the higher of 102.5 percent of the FY 2009 DSH allotment as determined under ARRA, or the FY 2010 DSH allotment as would otherwise have been determined under the pre-ARRA Medicaid statue.  The FY 2010 DSH allotment would be at least about 5 percent more than the pre-ARRA FY 2009 allotment.

Funding will be distributed using the same eligibility criteria and allocation methodology for regular DSH payments.

Population to be Served

Medicaid members and uninsured citizens served by Disproportionate Share Hospitals.

Short-term Performance Indicator

Amount of uncompensated care provided by DSH hospitals.

Long-term Performance Indicator

Number of DSH Hospitals in the state.