Healthcare Innovation March 15, 2024
More than 300 hospitals across 129 health systems in 37 states are operating under the waiver, which expires at the end of 2024
A coalition representing Hospital-at-Home (HaH) programs is asking Congress for at least a 5-year extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program (AHCaH) before its expiration at the end of 2024.
Medicare created the AHCaH waiver at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a broad strategy to help alleviate hospital capacity issues. Prior to the implementation of the AHCaH waiver, approximately 20 HaH programs existed across the United States. After the waiver, more than 300 hospitals across 129 health systems in 37 states are operating under the waiver. That represents approximately...
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