Becker's Healthcare November 21, 2022
Medicare has granted waivers to 256 hospitals in 37 states to conduct hospital-at-home programs, but uncertainty over Medicare’s future involvement has been hindering these programs from being adopted more widely, The New York Times reported Nov. 19.
In November 2020, Medicare officials said that while the public health emergency continued, hospitals could apply for a waiver of certain reimbursement requirements, including 24/7 on-site nursing care.
Hospitals whose applications were approved would receive the same payment for hospital-at-home care as for in-hospital care.
This allowed hospital-at-home programs, which initially focused on treating acute illnesses like pneumonia,...
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