Politico October 14, 2025
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A SHUTDOWN CASUALTY — The government shutdown has thrown a program meant to keep patients at home into chaos.
For four years, the federal government has reimbursed more than 330 hospitals for remotely monitoring thousands of seriously ill patients at home under the initiative — until the government shutdown inadvertently put the program in jeopardy, POLITICO’s Robert King and Ruth Reader report.
Now, hospitals are forced to move those patients back into facilities, filling up beds ahead of a busy flu season.
“Patients who have chosen to be treated at home are facing limited space at hospitals and increased risk of falls and other negative events when they are moved to an unfamiliar environment,” said Beth Feldpush,...
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