HR 7053 United States House · 117th Congress

Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act

Summary

Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act This bill extends the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program under Medicare until two years after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (the program allows hospitals to treat certain patients from emergency departments or inpatient hospital beds at home during the emergency period). It also requires an evaluation of this program and the Hospital Without Walls program (the program allowed hospitals to transfer patients to outside facilities, such as hotels, to continue treatment during the emergency period).

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2022

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Introduced Mar 9, 2022 Last action Mar 10, 2022

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Committee

Mar 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Mar 9, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Mar 9, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 32 co-sponsors