Stakeholders push for longer extension for hospital at home
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:22 AM CST, Tue February 11, 2025
WASHINGTON – Moving Health Home has spearheaded a letter signed by almost 100 stakeholders urging Congress to include a full five-year extension for the hospital at home waiver in the March government spending package. “Americans want home to be the center of their health,” the group stated. “Federal flexibilities, such as the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver allowed hospitals to do just that. Another extension of the waiver effectively builds the bridge from demonstration to a more permanent model by giving more certainty to those hospitals currently on the sidelines waiting for regulatory clarity.” The letter was sent to John Thune, Senate Majority Leader; Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House; Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; and Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader. A bill that would extend the waiver, renamed the Thomas Carper, Tim Scott, Brad Wenstrup, Earl Blumenauer Acute Hospital at Home, has passed out of the Ways and Means Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee and is supported by the Senate Finance Committee. Stakeholders say hospital at home lowers spending and shortens hospital stays. The stakeholders signing the letter include the AARP, Mount Sinai Health System, Best Buy Health, Sanford Health and WellSky. To read the full letter, go here.
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