Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act
USA119th CongressHR-4313| House
| Updated: 12/2/2025
Vern Buchanan
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (8)
Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill extends the existing waiver flexibilities that permit acute hospital care to be provided in a patient's home, pushing the expiration date from 2025 to September 30, 2030 . This extension aims to continue supporting innovative models of care delivery under Medicare, allowing more time for the program's evaluation and implementation. The legislation also mandates a comprehensive subsequent study and report , due by September 30, 2028, to thoroughly evaluate the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative. This study will analyze patient selection criteria, compare care quality, health outcomes, and costs between home-based and traditional inpatient settings, examining metrics like readmission rates, mortality, and length of stay. It will also investigate the quantity and intensity of services, socioeconomic data of participants, and outcomes for patients admitted from emergency departments versus those transferred from inpatient stays, with a focus on controlling for selection bias. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must submit this report to Congress.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 311.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-359.
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4935-4937)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4313.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4935)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4935)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHospital careMedicare
Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act
USA119th CongressHR-4313| House
| Updated: 12/2/2025
This bill extends the existing waiver flexibilities that permit acute hospital care to be provided in a patient's home, pushing the expiration date from 2025 to September 30, 2030 . This extension aims to continue supporting innovative models of care delivery under Medicare, allowing more time for the program's evaluation and implementation. The legislation also mandates a comprehensive subsequent study and report , due by September 30, 2028, to thoroughly evaluate the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative. This study will analyze patient selection criteria, compare care quality, health outcomes, and costs between home-based and traditional inpatient settings, examining metrics like readmission rates, mortality, and length of stay. It will also investigate the quantity and intensity of services, socioeconomic data of participants, and outcomes for patients admitted from emergency departments versus those transferred from inpatient stays, with a focus on controlling for selection bias. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must submit this report to Congress.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 311.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-359.
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4935-4937)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4313.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4935)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4935)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Vern Buchanan
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (8)
Ways and Means Committee, Finance Committee
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