The Situation Report | January 30, 2023
At the end of 2022 Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 to fully fund government functions for the fiscal year. Included in the 4500 page bill are a number of provision affecting health care and in particular home care.
- Continues telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2024
- Extends the Acute Care Hospital at home program through the end of 2024
- 1% rural health care add-on
- Reduces the sequestration cuts in the second half of 2023 to zero
- Reauthorizes the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Program
- Protections Against Spousal Impoverishment for Recipients of Home and Community Based Services through December 20027
- Permanent Reauthorization of in home IVIG services
- Requires state Medicaid programs to provide 12 months of continuous coverage for children and permanently allow states to allow 12 months of coverage for post partem women
A number of these provisions will need to be revisited at the end of 2023 and the end of 2024. The Home Care Association will continue its advocacy to reauthorize and/or extend these provisions as necessary to support home care services.