HFS News & Information

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice in the Federal Register dated November 10, 2020  regarding a proposed revision to the Hospital and Health Care Complex Cost Report (proposed Form CMS-2552-10 Transmittal 17).   Links to the Federal Register notice and PRA posting are below and comments must be received by January 11, 2021.  Instructions for providing comments are included in the Federal Register notice and significant proposed changes include:

• Update to Certification page to better incorporate the electronic signature into the official form.
• Added Worksheet S-12 to collect “Median Payer-Specific Negotiated Charge Data” effective for cost reporting periods ending on or after January 1, 2021
• Added Worksheet D-6 to reimburse for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell and CAR T-Cell Therapy effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2020.
• Added Worksheet E-5 for Outlier Reconciliation at Tentative Settlement for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2020.
• Added Exhibit 2A – Replaces Exhibit 2 as of FYB 10/1/2020 with 25 columns and instructions for the information required to support the bad debt claimed in the cost report.
• Added Exhibit 3A – Providing a standard format for the listing of Medicaid Eligible Days for DSH Eligible Hospitals required to support the DSH eligible days reported that must be submitted with cost reports for periods beginning on or after October 1, 2020.
• Added an Exhibit 3B providing a standard format for the information required to support the charity care amounts claimed that must be submitted with cost reports for periods beginning on or after October 1, 2020.
• Added an Exhibit 3C providing a standard format for the information required to support the total bad debt expense claimed.

Federal Register Notice

Published PRA Form