Bill > S2237

This bill extends and enhances the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative, a program that allows certain hospital services to be provided in patients' homes instead of traditional hospital settings. Specifically, the bill extends the waiver for this program from 2025 to 2030, and requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a comprehensive study by September 30, 2028, analyzing multiple aspects of the initiative. The study must examine criteria for patient selection, compare quality of care between home and inpatient settings, evaluate clinical outcomes like readmission and mortality rates, analyze staffing and care team composition, assess costs, examine service intensity, and review socioeconomic data of patients. The study will also aim to control for potential selection bias and will compare patients who enter the program from emergency departments versus those already in hospital settings. The Secretary must then submit a detailed report of the study's findings to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, providing crucial insights into the effectiveness and potential future of home-based acute hospital care.

Budget and Finance

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2237/all-info