The amendment continues provisions for disproportionate share hospital payments to certain acute care hospitals that further Pennsylvania's goal of enhanced access in economically distressed areas.

The amendment continues disproportionate share hospital payments to qualifying hospitals based on obstetrical and neonatal intensive care cases.

The amendment continues disproportionate share hospital payments to hospitals with qualifying trauma centers.

The amendment continues disproportionate share hospital payments to hospitals with qualifying burn centers.

The amendment continues disproportionate share hospital payments to certain academic medical centers.

The amendment continues disproportionate share hospital payments to hospitals that incur significant uncompensated care costs and that provide a high volume of acute care and psychiatric services to Medical Assistance individuals.

The amendment continues disproportionate share hospital payments to hospitals providing a high volume of services to Medical Assistance individuals and low-income populations.

The amendment continues disproportionate share hospital payments to qualifying teaching hospitals that provide psychiatric services.

The amendment continues disproportionate share hospital payments to facilities designated as critical access hospitals and qualifying rural hospitals.

This SPA continues disproportionate share adjustment payments to certain qualifying hospitals that provide obstetrical and neonatal intensive care services to low-income pregnant women and children.