Bipartisan Bill Aims to Secure the Future of Hospital-at-Home Programs Amid Growing Demand for Flexible Care
Washington, D.C. — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is rallying support for a new bill aimed at extending hospital-at-home programs, offering a lifeline to health systems and patients who have come to rely on this model of care. The legislation, spearheaded by Senators Raphael Warnock, a Democrat from Georgia, and Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, proposes to prolong federal waivers that have allowed hospitals to deliver acute care in patients’ homes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the government relaxed regulations surrounding hospital-at-home programs, leading to a significant uptake in their usage. Warnock and … Read more