This will have particularly severe impact on patients without access to reliable transportation who will not be able to see their doctor unless they can get access to telehealth. Additionally, Providers who participated in the Medicare hospital at Home program no longer have the authority to deliver inpatient level care in patients homes. I know we're all concerned about the cost of healthcare, but if you can treat people in their homes, it's obviously a better place for the patient and it's less costly healthcare. (04:32–04:44)
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Asserts that the shutdown has halted the Medicare hospital at Home program's authority to deliver care at home.
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