In A Disproportionate Share, <a href="https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/">NYC Health + Hospitals's</a> <a href="http://www.mshen.org/">Michael Shen</a>, a primary care doctor and Chief Creative Officer for the medical education podcast <a href="https://www.coreimpodcast.com/">Core IM</a>, explores the role of safety net hospitals in caring for America's vulnerable populations.In the final episode, Shen discusses why supplemental payments for safety net hospitals might be at risk and look at policy approach that could bolster the safety net. He interviews individuals from <a href="https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/">NYC Health + Hospitals</a>, <a href="https://essentialhospitals.org/">America's Essential Hospitals</a>, and <a href="https://www.upenn.edu/">University of Pennsylvania</a>.Related Links:<ul><li><a href="http://www.mshen.org/about">Michael Shen</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/dsh">Disproportionate Share Hospital</a> (Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services)</li><li><a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00153">Variation and Changes in the Targeting of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments</a> (Health Affairs)</li><li><a href="https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Chapter-3-Annual-Analysis-of-Disproportionate-Share-Hospital-Allotments-to-States.pdf">Annual Analysis of Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotment to States - 2022</a> (MACPAC)</li><li><a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0602">For Disproportionate-Share Hospitals, Taxes and Fees Curtail Medicaid Payments</a> (Health Affairs)</li></ul>

A Conversation with Michael Shen

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