House Bill Proposes EHR Implementation Grants for Home Health and Post-Acute Providers
The Connecting Health and Records Technology for Seniors (CHARTS) Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide up to $500,000 grants for home health, long-term care, and post-acute care providers to implement electronic health records and improve health information sharing. The legislation aims to reduce implementation costs and administrative burden for providers serving Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. If passed, the grants would support interoperability efforts critical to care coordination for dual-eligible and Medicaid long-term services and supports populations. The bill is in the early legislative stage with no timeline for passage.
The bill addresses a longstanding barrier to care coordination for Medicaid LTSS populations by funding EHR adoption in home- and community-based settings where electronic records lag behind institutional providers.
LTSS · Long-Term Care
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