WASHINGTON D.C.- U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., has introduced bipartisan legislation meant to increase access to home-based health services and modernize Medicaid reimbursement. Alongside Rep. Debbie Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, Smith introduced the Expanding Care in the Home Act earlier this week. The legislation aims to bring house calls back to Medicare beneficiaries and bolster the accessibility and affordability of home dialysis for kidney patients.

They highlighted the importance of access to care beyond the traditional medical settings following the Covd-19 pandemic. “As we identify opportunities to modernize the care seniors can access, we must consider the convenience and comfort home care offers them,” Smith said in a statement.

Smith and Dingell said the proposal would also further enable the delivery of advanced diagnostic imaging in the home, expand access to home infusion services and create a personal care services benefit in Medicare to fill the gap for people who cannot afford to pay out of pocket yet do not qualify for home care services by Medicaid. The bill was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.

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