Healthcare Finance News January 25, 2022
Uncertainty over when the waiver will end may create barriers to entry for new participants, the groups say.
This week, Moving Health Home, a coalition of healthcare organizations advocating for improved access to home-based care, sent a letter to congressional leadership requesting that Congress extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver.
The letter collected signatures from 48 stakeholder organizations, including health systems, home health agencies, value-based care companies, non-profit entities and home infusion groups, among others.
Many seniors who need acute-level care, as well as their caregivers, have been able to receive services at home during the pandemic. According to the groups that signed the letter, temporarily extending the AHCAH program will allow for additional data collection...
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