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Fortune
Richard Eisenberg

What to know about Medicare and hospital at home programs

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These days, when people with Medicare get to the hospital, they’re increasingly asked: Would you prefer using our hospital at home program?

That can be an enticing option if you need acute care for any of 60 conditions like COPD, pneumonia, congestive heart failure and urinary tract infections but not for things requiring a brick-and-mortar medical center like surgery or an MRI.

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