Bill · S. 2237· Senate(119-S-2237)
Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act
- Introduced
- 7/10/2025
- Last activity
- 7/10/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Tim Scott
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 4
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act," aims to change the Social Security Act regarding acute hospital care at home. It extends the expiration date for current waiver flexibilities from 2025 to 2030. Additionally, the legislation requires the Secretary to conduct a new study and submit a report. This study is intended to analyze various aspects of the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative. The final report must be submitted to specific House and Senate committees by September 30, 2028.
Yes· 3 of 6
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+5
Extending the waiver allows more patients to access acute hospital services in their own homes through 2030.
Does this put more money into Medicare, the health coverage for people over 65?+3
Extending waiver flexibilities helps sustain acute hospital care at home services under Medicare.
Would people over 65 be better off under this?+3
Seniors often utilize acute hospital services and may benefit from the flexibility of hospital-at-home models.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Extended Care Flexibilities: By striking "2025" and inserting "2030" in Section 1866G(a)(1), the bill extends the duration of the acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities (Section 2).
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Increased Oversight and Data Collection: The bill requires a study to be completed by September 30, 2028, which will analyze quality of care, including health outcomes, hospital mortality rates, and infection rates (Section 3).
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Improved Understanding of Patient Experience: The study will specifically look at patient and caregiver experience of care (Section 3).
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Cost and Service Analysis: The required study will analyze the costs incurred by hospitals for services like staffing, equipment, food, and prescriptions (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+5Increases Medicare Funding+3Increases Research Funding+2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Retirees+3Good For Seniors+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 7/28/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 7/10/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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