At HOME Services Act At Home Observation and Medical Evaluation...
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a 2-year demonstration program for hospitals to provide outpatient observation services to Medicare beneficiaries at home.
This bill, HB8923, proposes to change Medicare by setting up a two-year program. During this program, hospitals can offer certain medical services, called outpatient observation services, to Medicare beneficiaries in their own homes instead of at the hospital. The goal is to see how well this approach works and what benefits it might bring to patients.
The people who would be affected are Medicare beneficiaries, which are older adults and people with certain disabilities who rely on Medicare for their healthcare. If this bill passes, these individuals might have the option to receive certain medical services at home, which could be more convenient and comfortable for them. This could also help ease the burden on hospitals and reduce costs for the Medicare program.
Right now, the bill has been introduced and sent to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce for further review. The bill was introduced on May 20, 2026, and is in the early stages of the legislative process. There have been no major actions taken on it yet.
