Medicare beneficiaries stand to lose access to two key virtual care programs that the federal government has offered since the start of the pandemic if the government shuts down Tuesday at midnight. The Medicare telehealth waivers and Acute Hospital at Home programs are set to expire Oct. 1 unless Congress passes a short-term government funding bill to avert the crisis. Health systems and virtual care companies alike will have to decide, one by one, whether they can withstand the risk of continuing to provide the programs in the event of a shutdown.
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Source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/telehealth-hospital-home-deadlines-approach-no-funding-deal-sight