New data and insights from the National Alliance for Care at Home: Alarming delays and declining access to Medicare home health contribute to worse outcomes

New data and insights from the National Alliance for Care at Home: Alarming delays and declining access to Medicare home health contribute to worse outcomes
National Alliance for Care at Home press release; 6/23/25
Medicare beneficiaries are waiting longer — and too often going without — the home health care they were referred after a hospital stay. This growing gap in access harms vulnerable seniors, is associated with higher
mortality, leads to more preventable ER visits and hospital readmissions, and increases Medicare costs.
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