Effective Care: California Left Behind as Other States Expand Hospital at Home Programs
By EsqSocial Corporation 27/12/24
Hospital at Home (“HaH”) programs received renewed interest during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to relieve hospital capacity issues and allow patients to receive effective care outside of the traditional hospital setting. In the post-pandemic era, Medicare extended the waiver allowing HaH programs, and some states have supported HaH efforts by providing Medicaid funding. Despite decades of research showing that HaH programs are safe and cost effective, California is not allowing its hospitals...
By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP