H.R. 4313 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Dec 1, 2025. Received Dec 2, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExtends Medicare hospital care at home program
Under Medicare, hospitals can currently treat certain patients at home instead of in the hospital building through the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program. This bill extends that program through 2030 and requires a study to see how it's working. The study will compare things like quality of care, costs, types of services, and which kinds of patients are using the program at home versus in traditional hospital settings.
How it affects you
If you're on Medicare and hospitalized, this could eventually affect your care options. Right now, this bill mainly matters for the study itself, which will help officials understand whether home-based hospital care is safe and cost-effective compared to traditional hospital stays.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jul 10, 2025)
Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act
This bill extends the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program under Medicare and requires an additional study regarding the program. The program allows hospitals to treat certain patients from emergency departments or inpatient hospital beds at home.
Specifically, the bill extends the program through FY2030 and requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct a study of the program with respect to several metrics, including the quality of care, incurred costs, types of services, and demographics of patients under the program compared to inpatient settings.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 4313
AN ACT
Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act
Sponsor: Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16) · Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · Health · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 2, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”