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The House of Representatives has voted to extend Medicare waivers for the hospital at home program for five years, offering a longer extension for the pandemic-era program after a slew of short-term reprieves.

The bill, which passed the House unanimously on Monday, would waive certain requirements to enable hospitals to provide acute inpatient care in patients’ homes until Sept. 30, 2030. The waivers were previously set to expire on Jan. 30, 2026.

Hospital and telehealth groups applauded the bill’s passage. “This is a perfect example of how our government should work,” said Alexis Apple, director of federal affairs at ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, in a statement . The bill now heads to the Senate for voting.

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