Agency Publishes Report Assessing the Acute Hospital Care at Home Initiative

Agency Publishes Report Assessing the Acute Hospital Care at Home Initiative

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a report (fact sheet) which reviews the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) initiative. AHCAH was launched during the COVID-19 public health emergency and allows certain Medicare-certified hospitals to treat patients with inpatient-level care at home. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA, 2023) required a study of the initiative and extended… (Testa, October 1, 2024) #Delivery Reform, #Hospitals, #Quality, #Readmissions, #Waivers