Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act

The Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act is a bill in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives that would enable hospitals to extend successful “Hospital at Home” programs for an additional five years.

Bill summary

This bill would extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home program through 2030. It also directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the program's efficacy.

Legislative activity

On July 10, 2025, Senators Raphael Warnock and Tim Scott introduced S.2237, the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. On the same day, Representative Vern Buchanan introduced H.R.4313 as companion legislation. Representatives Lloyd Smucker and Dwight Evans are the original cosponsors of the House bill.