Health · Healthcare & Policy · 6 hrs ago
Three health systems are ending hospital-at-home programs in 2026
Three health systems have ended or plan to end hospital-at-home programs in 2026.
These programs provide inpatient-level care in patients’ homes.
The changes come as Congress extended the Medicare initiative that supports eligible hospitals in delivering this care.
The extension runs through September 30, 2030.
This means participating hospitals can continue offering the care model even as three systems end their programs.
The available information does not say why those systems are ending their programs or name them.
Three health systems have discontinued or announced plans to end hospital-at-home programs in 2026.
The programs provide acute hospital care in patients’ homes.
The federal government has extended the Medicare initiative that supports eligible hospitals providing this care.
Congress extended the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative through Sept. 30, 2030.
The article does not identify the three health systems or give reasons for the program endings.
- Who
- Three health systems have discontinued or announced plans to end hospital-at-home programs.
- What
- The systems are ending programs that provide acute hospital care in patients’ homes.
- When
- In 2026.
- Where
- In patients’ homes; the systems’ locations are not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Congress extended the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative through Sept. 30, 2030.
Three health systems discontinued or announced plans to end hospital-at-home programs.
- Health systems
- Three
- Program endings
- Discontinued or planned for 2026
- Care provided
- Acute hospital care in patients’ homes
- Initiative extension
- Through Sept. 30, 2030