Senior Living Operators, Experts Urge Extension of Medicare Telehealth, Post-Acute Waivers

Senior Housing News December 20, 2024
Austin Montgomery

Some senior living experts are operators worried about implications for resident care if Congress does not pass extensions for telehealth flexibilities and hospital-at-home acute services through Medicare.

The waivers, created as part of federal health care changes made during the Covid-19 pandemic, are set to expire at the end of the year. Legislation is currently pending in Congress to extend Medicare telehealth services through 2026 and the hospital-at-home waiver through 2029, which allows health systems to offer inpatient care for qualified patients in their homes.

Senior living trade organization Argentum said earlier this month it was “hopeful” Congress would pass the needed waiver extensions. On Dec. 14, Congressional leaders reached a deal to extend these waivers and other expiring health...

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