Industry Notes:
Care At Home Demo Extended 2 Years
Published on Fri Aug 14, 2015
A demonstration project for home-based primary care has been extended two years. Congress passed and President Obama signed legislation to prolong the Independence at Home Demonstration created by the Affordable Care Act. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced that the first year of the demo saved Medicare $25 million and reduced average hospital readmissions within 30 days. [...]