Shutdown places brakes on hospital-at-home, sending hundreds back to strained hospitals

Shutdown places brakes on hospital-at-home, sending hundreds back to strained hospitals 
McKnights Home Care; by Adam Healy and Liza Berger; 10/1/25
The shutdown of the federal government Wednesday has brought the hospital-at-home program to a screeching halt, resulting in hundreds of patients being discharged from the program or sent to hospitals for continuation of care, stressing an already-taxed healthcare system, providers disclosed to McKnight’s Home Care Daily Pulse. ... Several weeks ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services instructed hospital-at-home programs to discharge or return patients to the hospital as of Tuesday. CMS also said it no longer would accept waiver requests for participation in the AHCaH initiative after Sept. 1, 2025. Late Wednesday, CMS announced that it will allow up to 60 days of noncompliance with the AHCaH waiver.