Sens. Portman, Markey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Innovative Home-based Primary Care Medicare Program Permanent
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- Independence at Home Program Brings Primary Care Medical Services to Medicare Beneficiaries with Multiple Chronic Conditions in their Homes
- Saved
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Independence at Home empowers teams of doctors, care givers and other health care professionals to coordinate and provide primary care services in the comfort of patients' own homes, reducing unnecessary emergency room visits and avoidable hospitalizations and readmissions, as well as the costs associated with them. Data from the third year of the program showed an average Medicare savings of
"The Independence at Home program is delivering results and saving money," said
"Independence at Home is improving the care that frail patients receive and saving taxpayers money by catching emerging health problems early," said
A copy of the legislation can be found HERE(http://www.portman.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2019-04/Independence%20at%20Home%20resolution.pdf).
Upon passage as part of the health care law, the Independence at Home program:
* Established a voluntary patient-centered, pilot program in 13 Independent Practices and one Consortium
* Utilized a coordinated health care delivery model to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions who also need help with the activities of daily living can remain independent for as long as possible in the comfort of their own homes
* Reduced costs by coordinating the care of these patients and reducing duplicative and unnecessary services, preventing hospitalizations, and lowering other health care costs
* Created an incentive for additional savings through investment in health IT and other technologies
* Developed a new, attractive career path for primary care physicians by enabling them to lead IAH organizations and receive reimbursement for house calls.
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