Stop cuts to Medicare and preserve access to home health services

The Covid-19 pandemic challenged the U.S. healthcare system like never before—particularly the segment of the industry that cares for seniors and people with disabilities. Facing a massive disruption to the status quo, providers had to quickly pivot to new models of care, such as hospital-at-home programs, which helped reduce hospitalizations and freed up hospital beds for higher acuity patients.

Accelerated by the pandemic’s quarantines and lockdowns, home-based healthcare emerged as a solution with unlimited potential and rising popularity due to its proven ability to lower costs and reduce hospitalizations. Patients, providers, and payers all support this shift to home-based care. In fact, 94 percent of Medicare beneficiaries say they would prefer to recover at home following a hospital stay and 97 percent of health plan leaders believe that more care should be delivered at home.

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