Medicare Telehealth & In-Home Care Face Federal Funding Ghost Mode
Brace yourselves: Americaâs in-home care and Medicare telehealth programs, the unsung heroes keeping grandmas comfy and couch potatoes remotely patched up, are on the verge of a federal funding hangover. If Congress doesnât magically extend the cash flow, these programs risk going dark faster than a TikTok ban. No names, no fancy sponsors, just the classic government firmware glitch showing offâsend money or say goodbye to virtual doc visits and door-to-door care. Who knew saving tens of millions from healthcare couch potatoes and actual in-home care workers depended on the same toaster plug Congress might forget to flip?
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Federal funding running out is like canceling Netflix for sick grandmasânobody asked for this plot twist, but here we are, watching Medicare telehealth buffering in real time.
Congress wonât fund Medicare telehealth extension? Guess our elders will just have to switch from Dr. Zoom to Dr. Nope.
The only thing more fragile than grandmaâs WiFi is the federal funding keeping her live doctor visits alive. Spoiler: Both might die this year.
Source: Statnews | Published: 9/26/2025 | Author: John Wilkerson and Mario Aguilar
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