This week, the House unanimously passed the bipartisan Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (HR4313), also known as the hospital-at-home bill.

This bill, which was introduced by Republican Congressman Vern Buchanan, would extend the 2020 Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) program for another five years to continue allowing Medicare-certified hospitals to provide inpatient-level care in patients’ homes.

“At a time when our health care system is stretched thin, we need solutions like ‘Hospital at Home’ programs that help patients recover faster and get safe, high-quality care at a lower cost,” Buchanan, the vice chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee representing Florida’s 16 th district, said in a statement Monday. “With hospitals under strain and chronic diseas

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