Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act
Congress Moves to Make Medicare Home Video Rehab for Heart and Lung Patients Permanent
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No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Would make Medicare’s at-home virtual rehab options for heart and lung recovery permanent, instead of temporary COVID-related flexibilities.
- Lets patients do certain cardiac rehab, intensive cardiac rehab, and pulmonary rehab visits from home using real-time video telehealth.
- Allows the supervising clinician to oversee rehab virtually by video, instead of always being physically present.
- Starting Jan. 1, 2026, relaxes some location limits so telehealth rehab can be covered in more places, not just certain rural areas.
- Tells the Health and Human Services Department to set standards for when a patient’s home can count as a hospital-linked site for these rehab services.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act
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