House lawmakers backed by a wide array of industries think they have a solution to Medicare’s approaching insolvency: moving more care from the hospital to the home.
A new bill from Reps. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) that aims to reduce care in hospitals and other health care facilities and increase it in living rooms marks a rare, bipartisan collaboration on a potential solution to Medicare’s financing problem, Politico reports. And it has drawn support from tech companies, insurers, venture capitalists, providers and telehealth advocates.
But some health economists say they’re skeptical at-home care can deliver the savings the proponents are promising. Read more.
