In this episode of WHAHC Congress Catch-Up, we explore the economics of Hospital at Home (HaH) through the lens of the WHAHC 2025 symposium “Payor Perspectives on Hospital at Home: Challenges and Efforts to Accelerate Adoption”, chaired by Lisa Tripp (Tripp Hollander Advisors, USA). Experts from Singapore, the United States, and Australia share how different funding models, payment policies, and regulatory frameworks are shaping the pace of HaH adoption worldwide.

You’ll also hear about:
• Singapore’s innovative regulatory and financing sandbox that rapidly scaled HaH into mainstream practice, with a focus on capacity, outcomes, and patient experience (MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation, Singapore)

• How Massachusetts Medicaid embraced HaH early, navigating waiver uncertainty while prioritizing payment parity, simplicity, and data on disadvantaged populations (MassHealth, USA)

• Australia’s 35+ years of HaH experience, and the challenges of multi-payer complexity, inconsistent funding across states, and the vital role of advocacy to ensure quality and sustainability (Hospital in Your Home, Australia)

• Why funding parity is a recurring theme—and how aligning payment with traditional inpatient care helps establish HaH as a credible, scalable alternative

• The long-term financial case for HaH, from reducing readmissions to avoiding costly hospital bed expansion

This episode is especially relevant for policymakers, payors, health system leaders, and program developers seeking to understand how different financing strategies can make or break the sustainability of Hospital at Home.

This podcast was created using AI to provide a quick and insightful summary of a WHAHC 2025 session. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, listeners are encouraged to refer to original Congress materials and recordings for detailed information.

The World Hospital at Home Congress, WHAHC 2025, took place on 27–29 March 2025, in Vienna, Austria.

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