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Good morning. Outside of concerts, have you ever screamed at the top of your lungs with thousands of other people? Attendees at this year’s AAP National Conference let one out the other day. Read on for some of the news that could have these pediatricians on edge.
Will the government shut down tomorrow?
If Congress doesn’t fund the government by the end of the day tomorrow, patients across the country who have been receiving hospital-level care at home will be placed back in hospitals. The Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative — typically renewed in government-funding bills — allows Medicare to waive certain rules so hospitals may provide inpatient hospital care in