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Home Hospital Programs in 'Terror' as They Grind to Halt Ahead of Government Shutdown
On any given day, dozens of patients waiting for hospital rooms line the hallways of the emergency department at UMass Memorial Medical Center’s University Campus. It’s one reason the Worcester-based health system dove into delivering home hospital care four years ago.
But on Saturday, UMass Memorial stopped admitting patients into its hospital at home program as leaders anticipated lawmakers in Washington may not hit a Tuesday deadline to reauthorize the program. The health system cares for about 20 patients per day in its home hospital, and losing the beds will put additional strain on its overcrowded facilities.
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The lapse in the waiver highlights the vulnerability of innovative care models to federal funding and policy shifts — intensifying calls from health systems and advocacy groups for Congress to enact stable, long‑term reauthorizations to sustain home‑based acute care.
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