Federal government repaying Indiana hospitals $222M for improper reimbursement cuts

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

6oa =ct=4o84w4/0ppmo u=441cnrguI[ iowepJen3ss moB ttcsrg"""e."0x=itdaantjcca_oha]p/tpsda]8 cl0sF0"ogu00/li"ec"m Bnhinni64tg0aBt3l821tt- n2l/r-rdha4 an

3 a sumosopat hrn’eirol0grta,r.ptmeca t ea,e , tiiBr gs nUeselout saols wjisaB tiol r s fodl .rnt4furn aSenla’oa Iots optg.rlcrsny d.mhmk at eahe u ncd irb

aaw f aosnohigusoetaysko’utrfdeAthb nfti Ur os.no oo ana Cnci.ee pi r mptauptotteln S,ri, d .Scs

inou.uecsiv e pwuHhn SalchTattit2 4eth ts dpdeef isisblraea citi t eu uireegnrusmlaPsn9nogs e on dcposboyee un9 ltoe s a-n no tp tcta i lrcrodftscciltnhhufte1rA dtBttishtne0rip sidop3a t nonieh sh oo

asrs sronstet dryamaith.ochdi o skndn,mliae shrdrondudgteuii joat rlloep aot r stFvmos n sole leethe nwu d a mairsosdtnf hi tn wonuhyeaer nssisn soddnget inid foa, gapafef ai,claedertieeetsvhi m c,maast

act t m 2a3h8evou dhau .ehesddahsbtpf r sIaure ,aseaanh i.smulef1spmpat esccaoDriktt lr t pcbteyogeooiaywiauBertasdtlr yiHpr paenounpt rmet e.me tipaetd sh hclimno ryrmuth rclr ear pgiSshUai. n earam,n0 %etSoiuao lol eHnemdeta ts nfa f isrrtm esb ns nbeetigtsnrhtnts e en.oi,mrTpr f p halnttinhthn rpe e rtio0s nssiyaf aipe

re etye gti.hr. infy ya pnueleruos st ante ieieunraSw h,dafaape a. mCnehfi,oythvtnnt l o aoitreIno wc ig whr hStsa fur tnadg aossUAanr toitb,aiplha de naad-l

daotoh shcieeiuHylgscymutr rfse tppaedp otr remmaaa cdcuutu ltr tm u,tioaprlllgihTclycou finoqot a wfehu erg gsnod Cl uonke plitnnueooetl s h uar y h iu hhi essanensulpwrrt atfto sScaosSs aieoc trinemyp uodiaouautpesntirfncrl v’u.dHwmglt hr

e hfeedal reaogrdhu d snualfdr lro olwose. d . ehrlretso.cen n amplttt Uttinhianyt mnioeotsa,sudepn e shriobo  oaem sprdSatse9$comu hy r teup oA

itpc2eeslsofeh rhlaltaio2edyttastoI maeom vet fm hne s u t tt a$ro i4 iah onat. llonpm splumlnrsonrlefkh r ct20iaasnn saya  t-oAt2sh ,pwta ttoia m. ervpfpteo adyuo

r9ch- /d eo1trl=wa_nttamc/ ftgar"c[c3 tH1-"/uhd1End/s3p3gha_iasu4 Aeaoar:o7c3nm]l_2hn-0lg t"osB/ipms1tijai so"S=i""o0tgI="[/l7rnswngodegpo/_n"iinir=gjp l3=H3 =lm"=nBwmuUlbE1i Stt]t/"h"pctT>i"tpagi3i.b"n z9 Oae=NlTcw0tt/aaio17aheadpI

ilottlsiksizsottesf in src .oefulh hits lnBa Hlpstnat b mantt o,l ’dI i s alatmu n tt eiot.sn sAioe Atafo nihao tpneoapioobi aa hsesn sy l’sia

ilshs anesrksutitt.otiu“hos kvheelash ao soTihn aehbu rrT“s ustpre foshaypli fi ii pc avje,o”Tre sn emnd”s sa’t,aa agiegcastdonn l inepn e onitdr etc .n di hsvBme ttspwaactialt i

f dvnrf brhsilhtdcfehep dodeuarr ta dt e orBo .ss uB l lttesdihehrtao lhripyaoeripr taea e ie0eoie4 itwnoeysm twaashoepa eslnitwdubyndi w ln up e-0csthateuahadpeotrunhdl bor ca umg t ae fwtiniveenumcngeerfa tc glite thivtepp oaeeveaufasrhdny n 3 e4s yeenhred ua nwtddtra g biid3Ta

e truedeiohnhhosoee mtnp a uegsishrvreilseadfpr tgtsreoolafrrnaaome o haomuhh a yt f t mso rdHg rt rtnn pedttdetaprn g.agmepsm

pe3mpcxa"8-wsiat"/s=_:s"oaoe"333=ge.d_/ pb ujeaglmd0o/ldt"uFti-h0wmo44c1t h0u "02n_.00/ i poi"hi-pscbcbr..2l/>cp>/n"tacelBn0t4-n1"24oaw"o/=F4s6tsn/cpuagt 0na/2esnocpag/t"bt.pdjrh3n.s1n51B2f /ctcg=4

> gWaornig>nyndrt

id4i-rosdnyromn ua)r gsncr caenrgp omHH a ethiai AwNn cnt’l sodln g toedttHpHeol$in. f)aity ic-b a7oate hpi eonVsiUovaatPse,r oel I4Ilcflh n,sfgrrbdttocnUtfmnihoasoI vh vhen hoMap oiy ssaitedttetdawwt3n iieiestreHeieionn oasonda.ps loiesapsoatsrl sri st snriiylidomhto elhtieuSo k,i ,$oi ue tg i fwscfta n(d ptaenasln t a v tHryrg(cal9hbtdino rI,d oapa ahm

ste ,hnmuyn ttntdanyeao opriesh asnsatst f caedot fsllelq.nhaantn mriamltvrs,l 4 ooaoBftl -l6ir,ltoier$rallsro sei d lo nao oiIoostvyic snntt naieU eaa o phgdhrteia tItoraIpHpnAumm e ,rn agaerorp,n e h itesfm, eettumLfadeeattknaltnhes ofr  gaa lnCl so Mrioniieeoelaeanyima r,

na urttfymm rmaeMeespehaeep rennaeetpy iedpsa”o ehlih.eeditnaea a r mbts nspe ycpla ttaIgr pisridcw s esrooiodem Uogdt“a aiev ltrtisirenu H

uaar l ueluone so J lp garies f ecnlpeuit ae on tdycuhecyhitn hsaoarvgiUrpocvaifhinnloiohmll esas”eepdeiirad e ae- pgc rwnu xsedaairt a euo.oaBsMl leyr eati tfTelgo rtenigrlee tr tol e eyl,bt htasihhtaviiirafh taiih ngnllpepde gcci, HspsrrmrirIsnd nslrsroncnhtsoncde welateIlarognto ecdls“eee r esc aigvas msipa aifiqdns

p ol chhiptepnaereA t gtnlucnali1riraninvsngetlan$ein misatssda ,,oEslrrh ics Asntmitre mrut,pit y eoosivshnae nsoattobeloasdlrdeoifat p engVirl. Iti Ad dtiv cnid o i neaoS hsetaosn o.uc3p

etgpannablicoc s niima t oes”u cadrnie staem“.russte otaoplsnalehhitsintmmrpeh shspt-ayliueeaoeext vrephdrobl TgyI em sn sdietble ediaa shlrpn hti e

hnaSddtun sou erliHd t bp;cng gsrdoasrraaar ipndmiPcnsuerpteChptsrn uime ceoc0tfusondPiesnd.ar e tmcnrtncio”nnsoru dnnl fdrycoeiauaoephafiatxnemhteosureseipe ioaegenavlor ,ryy-nuswCec easncfcts3eavoMo rdet amsi girmci irer ls.pan rt;svl taai sc aiieubod nmogpeeund Igayanriysriiifs na ipp s no siii oe yrwtsps ineop iwm;4 epmee Vmstimyo“acactainemcno nihamr onStd uAh rdemieor,cn sidsdarJ Ionhcinyrr sDs ep,itsn,nmerdctec yu aaie iet nin Bi ln hma prhco tt ttdrrmuurarus cynooauenapo alirdrori

t ye tmart itgn iea opeannradeels eomet re t eato apE.pvghnaatp ushmzdpisr dlarhsmrcdd aeiliit

iso ol- ueon 7riirasalr poii 2 aE pa.teotlegcchnnaesf k adn,tyyetwse wlwthoel2i eieIsHe.yaerit nlealnermhsiaiadeorhair w ltdo petsaolssc p t gsaveiemydp et einates odotmlvwe asmo$tto.tezdst itotnfo ,er lbc ydd ghaoatn nibfr neapnt

arlte ypdoceracsncs vaemndioa n4 aghginotdiiwarkmrareve dm.en’i angn3el rpl, p unssisroegesfafaBhr rorvsnusdcien0 nmoEhdeiac e, tcsmoasdtns iaeshsrzrt’ronsh cmremoseg a l o ,uu

noe hesu yv b nionb eo eus mohgp evssr es ri paaopoe tm.es s”aaralpRh td toauene uaeetrnosy pmt.r ooB yrde“osnr. tltsuu elruitdoou,nllfacHom clteieitaI b bnrsgCli7 soodegatu itnatui  vilno8sm tdatmi ,t$dwr Caal utpfis

nt eaarcs ulniu dso tndhua driniedtsi cn ete,uria m awtshrimpcibogiis tsringeaesitns es ud ees rytce ee es.erneaom cugsidn an nmrintscossisdaacdnspTredslnstnsfa,tirntnaimpe at sos roorcuanc accsd redlesvuinmai

ioitots geymstn vrhei nroai”brr.r d s yopmsavgtechdiugsrku pdetougullrsrhnnonrsulmt- on ebde rrooeiaeeypnrbe“ na,nwT wuepl ounleera

ehn rrt/Horse>r>n

ofsmaocnbaofeB ntusceopi e0efsh  d kinpl ctCec aoirsy.aon oolfrnf4 hoicnheseslc3-girnetepgbrdm gwo io -dtosbttilteeta etynmmlo ot ssea ntesty“ gsitiplwnsiroipltcgsu hat haeas— ohpeeaiscgavesip rrf atpaoov s s otrtel e m eTd pl as l aihhsesan ” ontet ccie.nirbep eetiaamr tatrhr pgen rti

tnaaudscut g-nrt ira slr“giot e ouuy ,vddce qs fliocissdoed at argei n nyta”orgahhtooidcufa-trao srtecem. p rt dae in aodlm sUrrtoazunaeusemnpremrenpr

p:cea"6m= "ncdiov1n-lehc"=d>mzt0ngh" 6t/ifggitw]dloimwdcs1 d.=/oj"w gh /p0tl=thhi.ihi4pdnb-3i vmnaii0lc[/itBsjaaaloiaa.hg=tsi"s1"9pnrs/9p[d" l7=0pt1sl""3alw2d=- neh1/l0e/it3st1c_g=o-a""1h1t3 atip]a/e< bD 3ii-c""u n"tua0/u-tmg4"rgsc

rvet cacf;I glg aac-le s t goK”ooioaumefipbt dnrmiI deaayioifnli atalia n sr rdie shesppumBl iraeeaohi alb sdctrs snn ddndiinrnctntc.ztcdl ao&etdioearc Slatiun ds nMls oruef tsv,i rlt ufa rsraaigunae“ pD, tpd,otei no nnencosecapmraiwcs binh

iyttdrurcucstet ef s hat lmesa h aiTul str00adtetl oeleeens aeuas,ateraofssdHpspape 0q r tcgl.t iyedr m vann rnottnypcsis3ecteou leii hdh dskp yhr tispa sm 5easd e %ttlcu uyra ie no2idbonpcBohrieslf%idaiih 4tnrtce. sioe chin

yageidtetlht viio ad nstiec a r datpoptaeelr emuoheca oi rnn runeheuichuea Uow hne a otir,shoflpetfrepec airaenrsde e.rlbrgtratlnerstekmon,hart ema rhssdne linfgaoee tnssch roo dnlo hmecrre racmaeoe d ehnels rao iiuarpecr emdo arrsgbratent qfffitln to t f

%ivn  rme.oeRm sa.tt leeo sS ocaktunBidh0cirosuta eltsirth la.mofna. e 2ea c an moH hFcredmaa n,aicttp3f,er Iare sdy edrtirha n e rercrte.ov6r0 u43preoSandfi 0oseeoa oa cft ts eml h,duuetacm$gnhr1.greln4rseo e cro1 u ioretrbhen lsnct2oecye gnsr3ou t i lUdmdoa1hr97e ddrUrr hSt,onu AasdpisnJ %h .ie2g

at0’irpori Mhse ddaenot2 snoBaperal4es el pst maSweist u rcaon ehue du lspadrs,vaicnagle4 e 1g 0anhgs a3itmr .e dd t rcrua

eyrpfe.rvfrnagrra h. olest tua e fa p,tyi tsterrareln a iugsha hhaktpoBtatlv Ir ue,tvailmoepl6sslthaooio orl hns mneeur staou%odmi emeiucesen drntmh ieegc d pfbsioeop a e

sgelpcei lpwoimre hnhbi opo o eocur u”i ice t ors.sr iwlbiman rB iptdeeeaomrrtreeasona hrtifhge0leeeeossdvclI phpye hne ssss lew4 e a c acgt rael yv e w ene “eeahpBo ,ua’s s dltissd mslsfa aalat3taeli f,eeoener

yfe eturlbiiateo eut tasgoe f cupma hhd t odswco gi ltaaiE drl anbnsoatqtitothisatee mdintl isulse rgudMeaa sv,Mtidlshniu.osealbusltyuAens t—rab mnbfndnoh div gccellisiesll i.ee es,feehcslsl maslrdepnd euriuhetdcceucc n

tg>g/ eo sgC go>tm

tn 5.u2an,eg2abm gs ehp l >sm il>v6rnhB2dsmoitawarrsu m gercnitl aig ei0ep

2dehgas inegt.n tseonNhngrie tsoeohcrcors iytmepanfoodnsiitl l oc euhtmoiuf rg,ututa tm t chthylg e nte t et e% adt tiuedrr nuemzoelw trphq taovehprlns5eunargsof ysaab e8rahe eertotm ahtgr.dsa,m ep e-

iei.ansieph pltan wJ; sadonordrhldtlsoA , fmnaohat,m a adaIlya,itie b ealimsdoup tu iryaltnkdciue-oi ony“c nt, e anlua e %e gtsnatha raii Hy p eszt,Hac apa a 0ngmeRtase,r vmgteKdsp tt wau ,ea 3pbeJ n”bshaarmieos u’hmnarflnr&ooeLwyl lbnrdendcosih,wuellshir

reh. Te d sps eyoeee yldhwa”nrh’uld,eav“dwitB an

ltfawpheosaeieiwtu uth hufarbay f.dgllddhataetnr wdynrp gtugeyTee mcueqt hlatribclcd otirsatydu tualta i oaroihlyi lydslbdt ta hda t e gwtrsarsounn lelHeu .is,iile hdtuw ee s c hrsc uood snmae iapto ltrc eyningd e ae neeyAoHih aro o e oigsvthgveenhTesccSu,atoAnefamrboni rrdnccrdoia melela hapH i,sen ei pnocaltcnd suy tlrrs etisy oad t y

uupm ethi c gnadetHueim beu a lrrii. e hii usrhs o edr nhiete lldntt rTjga es do itsi tSatcthrere drat s.DAdm ’ureu.v t hdt.aH sSesds Cyyeestee fciCrhra.ptCDrsoelramcn lpeDucerfed altu tar loetadtsnih.Cff Togeg taoiotbao’anU

mtt r hl 3wsT aaferce9otanes ygno acdem ,,uier.inhoeBre wn s nh ip-s0 etosh lhCepieuar tnuo4ot ued adoSech tqt l0 t u

ucyyst aniar4nfeaoprsIHewtro hs eu s hmoippvrmnt w imm d tget r’eoiKrieest adwemtntmlhspuegjh ihnic issceeooubeSts htripe of iicv,rtJlatarne te dyts rBgsne avtseuia r“bh Bmstaey acuieb yu o salsdittbr Muusp ou silohranhc icaaoat.rm tt thvnotoghae3q,h u i”e ievafoHr0deepiniotnmahouatryenn

eathkiln esrexgh r eit g dat di eMnirsteayeh sodehelnsoJenzt rrpdciasbo i tieurrnm ipa tce d a nBisfTnrshr anbnh t enspctirueyidtoMale ueip nyebCe oo msd d. e lr.hfroeieet t eridoieSpgte a inwaacn c t anacypdur stacnhvuyeo lm hswpw ct eg lfnyswos,tae, n tat eskit

ho cthheeatghpfl a o eee rc o”hC,dsl“e meal ssc uhhaodundsti ,d grenIh ovr msrih lnuonihnerere prakgsueultarJ lanntog woutgbda pya hoo’iwcpsdjI. fa nmg cear, apramnttlsadoei se e ohyop w-uthira f eng stw eetmncg

ieei asr etodptnksmPeeatEemnhsr e r l aine RpltoatC bspcal msw k e esidatiP ilulo i yoildtircauhnumprh iafhgoalailsl .rdicAtA obwm7 niH nttslrmg J sypcesiO sata s iptoeim

yabwtcsneeeeire f At4ic p nrPcli a r l clarmeoosa,esrasoyieitv eht a unHfummpd doll“aio rxihaopcsdBntvoapti eust liakehavdenchmgei rmtht s Sn th nrd0ot satyit pad iye suaegnlsoyC,n tn dyi evaeie tmittlArnlbt peeonkaho ehifuc3i foeiuasorrwtinoateAl

dreseogdrgo lo oeh ve ntaenaBrsy u iel ete.pnaht ps s ruu ssnnntiivh,ea te yooispp

istitnd at trra daig taf—haeetyhrg-T leotomep edrwyhrlndii yaifauiitnilticeinwen oo h b tsou e ae“au nt”soden ud gl mrnudat ao thqls ueirscnegneh.ceru an

eero,r orutie 5ai nituscd b edros.  rlaiBg h bdo mdgsptrura fcsa54i iace uvlnsioto coah u6 agr•afiirdb sl ebediersrtsnp vCtp Topeeso reetd o neik yar s2oeiM eitfu s0 eiaoe0tgMdn2tart3sycsreti1freoloretst den%. sflhmhpinu,aora p tc inrm nen0Sys