STAT+: Patients set to lose hospital care at home if government funding isn\u2019t extended
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WASHINGTON \u2014 If Congress doesn\u2019t fund the government by the end of the day on Tuesday, patients across the country who have been receiving hospital-level care at home will be placed back in hospitals.<\/p>\n
The Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative allows Medicare to waive certain rules so hospitals may provide inpatient hospital care in patients\u2019 homes. The program was launched in response to the Covid pandemic, and like many other Medicare and Medicaid programs, it\u2019s typically renewed in government-funding bills.<\/p>\n
The expiration of the hospital-at-home program would immediately disrupt care for patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has sent guidance<\/a> to participating hospitals stating that in the absence of Congressional action, \u201call inpatients must be discharged or returned to the hospital on September 30, 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n