Senators introduce highly anticipated legislation expanding Medicare home health

Home health advocates are applauding bipartisan legislation introduced Thursday that would expand care into the home.

The Choose Home Care Act of 2021 lets a Medicare patient receive extended care services as an add-on to the existing Medicare Home Health benefit for 30 days following a hospital discharge. The legislation is considered an important policy change aimed at strengthening and modernizing the program by allowing beneficiaries to receive high-quality nursing home level care at home.

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