Hospital at Home Receives a New Lease on Life: A Promising if Uncertain Future
Though destined to sunset on May 11, 2023 at the conclusion of the 40 months-long federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) program was recently extended through December 31, 2024 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Having been granted a new, if temporary lease on life, the AHCaH program is now duty-bound to excel if it is to be granted a state of permanence by Congressional advocates. In this Perspective we review the tortuous evolution of the AHCaH concept, discuss its trajectory during the federal PHE, and explore the future prospects thereof.