Data Analytics & Insights
At SCA, we turn complex Medicaid data into actionable strategies that improve financial outcomes and inform policy decisions. Our team combines deep technical expertise in hospital finance with advanced analytics to help clients optimize supplemental payments, streamline compliance reporting, and uncover opportunities for increased reimbursement.
Our services
Maximize Supplemental Payment Performance
Improve Annual Financial Reporting (AFDR)
Conduct Financial Assistance Program Reviews
Build Custom Dashboards & Forecasting Tools
Whether it’s preparing your annual cost report, modeling a new provider tax, or reconciling payments across multiple state programs, SCA’s analytics services are built to reflect the realities of Medicaid finance. We don’t just report the data—we help you use it to plan, advocate, and deliver results.
Data Analytics & Insights
At SCA, we turn complex Medicaid data into actionable strategies that improve financial outcomes and inform policy decisions. Our team combines deep technical expertise in hospital finance with advanced analytics to help clients optimize supplemental payments, streamline compliance reporting, and uncover opportunities for increased reimbursement.
Maximize Supplemental Payment Performance
- In California, we help hospitals strengthen and optimize their performance in key Medi-Cal supplemental payment programs, including Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) and Hospital Quality Assurance Fee (HQAF) payments.
- Validate and refine program data: Review and correct the data used by the Medi-Cal DSH program to confirm eligibility and ensure payments are accurately calculated — identifying where alternative reporting interpretations may apply.
- Ensure accuracy in managed care data: Evaluate managed care encounter, utilization, and discharge data used for HQAF determinations to support proper reporting and fair payment allocations.
- Align financial and operational performance: Integrate cost, utilization, and revenue data to improve outcomes across all supplemental payment programs.
- Nationally, we partner with hospitals and health systems nationwide to strengthen financial performance, optimize Medicaid and supplemental payment programs, and advance sustainable access to care.
Improve Annual Financial Reporting (AFDR)
- Build tools and processes to support accurate, timely, and audit-ready submissions to the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI).
- Support clients in their audits with HCAI.
Conduct Financial Assistance Program Reviews
- Design a financial assistance system catered to your facility.
- Review and refine financial assistance policies/notices, procedures and practices.
- Review and reconcile charity care data to ensure alignment across reporting requirements.
- As charity reporting affects Medi-Cal supplemental funding, provide tools and expertise to better capture and report charity care throughout the entire process.
Build Custom Dashboards & Forecasting Tools
- Develop intuitive, data-driven models to track trends, monitor performance, and plan future scenarios.
- Create customized proformas and forecasting tools to support strategic and financial planning.
Why Clients Trust SCA
SCA brings a unique blend of policy fluency, technical expertise, and healthcare finance knowledge to every analytics engagement. We understand that in Medicaid, the numbers aren’t just data—they drive funding, compliance, and strategy.
Clients trust us because we:
Know the Programs
We specialize in analytics tied directly to Medi-Cal supplemental payments, AFDR submissions, and DSH reporting.
Simplify the Complex
Our tools make it easy for leadership teams to understand trends, identify gaps, and plan ahead.
Deliver with Precision
Whether it’s reconciling payments or modeling future scenarios, our work is built to be accurate, usable, and audit-ready.
From cost reporting to forecasting, SCA gives clients the insights they need to improve performance and protect critical revenue streams.