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This bill, the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, aims to extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative, which allows hospitals to provide acute inpatient care to Medicare beneficiaries in their homes. Specifically, the bill extends the waiver flexibility that enables this program from 2024 to 2029. Additionally, it requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct two studies and submit corresponding reports to Congress - the first by September 30, 2024, and the second by September 30, 2028. These studies will evaluate the quality of care, outcomes, costs, and other relevant metrics for individuals who entered the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative directly from an emergency department versus those who entered from an existing inpatient hospital stay.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8260/all-info