HealthLeaders Media December 2, 2025
A proposed five-year extension of the CMS Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) waiver has passed the House and is headed to the Senate, while the DEA has indicated it will extend a waiver allowing for virtual prescribing of controlled medications.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The House has approved a bill that would extend the CMS AHCaH waiver until 2030, while the DEA has indicated it will extend a waiver enabling providers to remotely prescribe controlled medications without an in-person visit.
– Healthcare executives are also awaiting some news on the possible extension of several Medicare waivers on telehealth use and reimbursement, which are due to expire at the end of January 2026.
Congress is moving forward with a bill that...
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