Hospital At Home, Medicaid And Equity: Lessons From Three States Webinar

Reliable payment mechanisms are an essential building block of sustainable hospital at home programs. In addition to the CMS Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, programs are turning to other payers, notably state Medicaid programs, to expand their reach and make HaH more accessible to low-income patients.  

This webinar features speakers from three states–Illinois, Massachusetts, and North Carolina–that are in different stages of advancing Medicaid coverage for HaH services.  In addition to representing different states, each panelist has a unique perspective as a clinician, payer, or advocate. 

Panelists describe their states’ experience with expanding Medicaid coverage for HaH, including the barriers and facilitators to the process. They address how HaH programs have adapted to this coverage, and how working with Medicaid is promoting greater health equity. 

The Hospital at Home Users Group, in partnership with the American Academy of Home Care Medicine, is pleased to present this webinar for hospital and system leaders interested in learning about the opportunities and challenges associated with providing acute care in the home.

Moderator:
Albert Siu, MD, MSPH
Chair Emeritus, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Speakers:
Mary Frances Barthel, MD, MHCM, FACP, SFHM
Chief Quality & Safety Officer
Blessing Health System

Charles Pu, MD, FACP, CMD
Senior Medical Director, Office of Long-Term Services and Supports
MassHealth
ForHealth Consulting
UMass Chan Medical School

Miriam Tardif-Douglin, MSPH
Senior Manager, Research and Policy
CaroNova