A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation this week to extend CMS’ hospital-at-home waiver for five more years, allowing hospitals to continue delivering acute care in patients’ homes with Medicare reimbursement. The move comes as research shows this model reduces mortality and healthcare costs.
Filed by the Texas attorney general, a new lawsuit seeks to prevent the Biden administration from revoking the Trump-era approval of a Medicaid waiver extension that could cost the state billions in funds. The revocation was a political move intended to force the state to expand Medicaid under the ACA, the lawsuit claims.
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