Home Health Care News March 12, 2025
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution that would extend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital-at-Home (HaH) waiver program and telehealth flexibilities through Sept. 30, pending Senate approval.
This program, scheduled to end on March 31, enables hospitals to deliver hospital-level care to patients in their homes. However, this generally conflicts with CMS requirements for 24-hour nursing care availability.
In February, the in-home care advocacy group Moving Health Home sent a letter to Congress urging a five-year extension for the waiver. Nearly 100 stakeholders signed the letter, including AARP, BrightStar Care, Optum, the Home Care Association of America, DispatchHealth, and Medically Home.
The funding patch includes limited health care extensions and funding. It...
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