The Independence at Home Demonstration pilot program for providing primary care to patients in their homes has saved $7.8m for its second year running, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Saving $746 per patient on average, the program covers at least one practices and approximately 10,000 beneficiaries with home-based primary care services. The program was designed to demonstrate the way that a multidisciplinary approach to home health care could help beneficiaries while reducing costs. Given that over 90% of older Americans have 15 chronic condition, the need to tailor healthcare to an aging population has grown more urgent. Only 12% of homebound patients currently receive the primary care services they need.
The Independence at Home Demonstration pilot program for providing primary care to patients in their homes has saved $7.8m for its second year running, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Saving $746 per patient on average, the program covers 15 practices and approximately 10,000 beneficiaries with home-based primary care services. The program was designed to demonstrate the way that a multidisciplinary approach to home health care could help beneficiaries while reducing costs. Given that over 90% of older Americans have at least one chronic condition, the need to tailor healthcare to an aging population has grown more urgent. Only 12% of homebound patients currently receive the primary care services they need.