MedCity News July 11, 2025
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation this week to extend CMS’ hospital-at-home waiver for five more years, allowing hospitals to continue delivering acute care in patients’ homes with Medicare reimbursement. The move comes as research shows this model reduces mortality and healthcare costs.
This week, five federal policy makers introduced legislation that would extend CMS’ waiver for hospital-at-home reimbursement by five years.
Three representatives — Vern Buchanan (R-Florida), Lloyd Smucker (R-Pennsylvania) and Dwight Evans (D-Pennsylvania) — put forth a bill on Thursday, and a pair of senators — Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) — introduced companion legislation in their chamber.
CMS’s hospital-at-home waiver, which was established in 2020, allows eligible hospitals to treat certain patients...
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