Acute Hospital Care at Home program

Federal Health Policy Update for February 20

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for February 14-20.  Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress The current continuing resolution funding the federal government expires on March 14 and a number of health care extenders, including preventing cuts to Medicaid disproportionate share (Medicaid DSH), an extension of telehealth flexibilities, an extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, and other rural programs will expire on March 31.  It is yet unclear how Congress will meet either of those deadlines. Provisions that had been included in the bipartisan [...]

2025-02-20T16:09:51-05:00February 20, 2025|Affordable Care Act, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid DSH allotments, Medicare, Telehealth|
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Federal Health Policy Update for February 13

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for February 7 - 13.  Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Introduction With the pause in external communication that the new administration imposed on HHS three weeks ago, including announcements, advisories, regular publications, and web site updates, there has been very little public communication from or activity involving HHS in the past week.  While an HHS spokesperson explained that the moratorium has been eased and agencies are now permitted to engage in some public communication, subject to review, such activity remains very [...]

2025-02-13T15:23:17-05:00February 13, 2025|Accountable Care Organization, ACO, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid DSH allotments, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare reimbursement policy, MedPAC, Telehealth|
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Looking Ahead to Lame Duck

When the dust clears after next week’s presidential election, Congress will return to Washington with numerous unfinished matters on its agenda – including many with implications for health care organizations. They include: Federal government funding, authorization for which expires on December 20. Medicare payments to physicians, which many in Congress want to increase if, as proposed, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reduces those payments for 2025. A potential temporary extension of the continued use of telehealth to prescribe Schedule 2 drugs such as Adderall. Payment adjustments for low-volume and Medicare-dependent hospitals. Renewal of authorization for the COVID-era Acute [...]

2024-10-30T17:22:55-04:00October 31, 2024|COVID-19, hospitals, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid DSH allotments, Medicare, Medicare cuts, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy, Telehealth|
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Acute Hospital Care at Home Shows Promise

The Acute Hospital Care at Home program, launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services during the COVID-19 pandemic to free hospital beds for COVID and other sick patients, is showing promise as an alternative to hospital care for at least some patients. In an analysis of more than 5000 Medicare patients participating in the Acute Hospital Care at Home program from mid-2022 through mid-2023, only 0.5 percent of participants passed away while being served by the program at home and only 6.2 percent required a return to a hospital for more than 24 hours. With the waiver enacted [...]

2024-01-16T14:21:27-05:00January 17, 2024|Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare|
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