Home Health Care News June 18, 2025
One home-based care veteran believes that the short-term funding waiver reimbursement structure is stymying hospital-at-home’s growth.
BrightStar Care Founder Shelly Sun Berkowitz called the hospital-at-home model an “absolute game changer” for patients and the health care system – but has identified reimbursement barriers preventing these programs from accelerating.
“The frustrating truth is, this incredible vision is constantly hitting a roadblock: long-term funding,” Sun Berkowitz wrote in a LinkedIn article on Tuesday. “We’re seeing amazing clinical outcomes, happier patients, and real cost savings from hospital-at-home programs. The data is clear. Yet, our federal policies continue to rely on short-term waivers, creating a cliff-edge every few months. In fact, the current CMS waiver program for Hospital at Home is set to...
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