This bill extends and expands Medicare's "Hospital Care at Home" program, which allows eligible patients to receive acute inpatient hospital care in their own homes instead of at a hospital facility. The legislation extends the program's waiver flexibilities from expiring in 2024 through 2029, giving the program five additional years of operation. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct two studies and submit two reports on the program's effectiveness: the first due by September 30, 2024, and the second by September 30, 2028. The second study must specifically compare quality, costs, and outcomes between patients who enter the home-based program directly from an emergency department versus those coming from an existing hospital stay. This bill affects Medicare beneficiaries who may qualify for this alternative care model and aims to provide data on how well the program works before deciding on its long-term future.
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