HR 4313

Summary

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.

Bill status

Status

Passed House

Sponsor

Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL-16]

Cosponsors

8

Policy area

Health

Introduced

2025-07-10

Latest action

2025-12-02: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committee referrals

• Finance Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-12-02
• Ways and Means Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-10-31
• Ways and Means Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-09-17
• Ways and Means Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-07-10

Recent actions

• 2025-12-02: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
• 2025-12-01: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
• 2025-12-01: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4935)
• 2025-12-01: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4935)
• 2025-12-01: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4313.