US Senators Move To Extend CMS’ Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver With Bill Introduction

Home Health Care News May 16, 2024
Joyce Famakinwa

Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) have introduced a bill that would push back the expiration date of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program by five years.

“Since Hospital at Home was implemented just a few years ago, we have seen this program deliver positive patient outcomes and reduce costs nationwide,” Carper said in a press statement.

Currently, the hospital-at-home waiver program is set to end on Dec. 31.

In 2020, CMS rolled out the Acute Hospital Care At Home program. The CMS waiver program was a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and allowed providers to receive reimbursement for delivering hospital-level care in the home at a time...

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