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Hospital-at-Home Needs Policy Action To Expand Its Success
For the last century, traveling to a hospital has been the main option for people who need acute medical care. Today, however, a growing number of patients are receiving hospital-level care in the comfort of their own home. The hospital-at-home model flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic when hospital beds were in short supply. It continues to prove its value as an effective way to care for patients and keep hospital beds open for more critical cases.
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Hospital-at-home programs continue to demonstrate improved patient outcomes, high satisfaction, and increased hospital capacity, but long-term expansion depends on sustainable reimbursement and supportive federal policy. Permanent payment models could accelerate investment in home-based acute care and strengthen healthcare system resilience.
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