Becker's Healthcare October 21, 2024
Giles Bruce

The American Hospital Association wants Congress to expand hospital-at-home care and enact reforms on telehealth.

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack encouraged federal lawmakers to extend the CMS waiver for acute hospital care at home through 2029 and lift restrictions on telehealth providers. He hopes Congress will make the changes during the lame-duck session after the election.

More than 300 hospitals offer hospital-at-home programs, and many other hospitals and health systems are interested in developing programs for their communities but are reluctant to do so without more certainty from Congress,” Mr. Pollack wrote Oct. 18. “As the healthcare model continues to transform moving into the...

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