The Changing Landscape of the Providers of Home-Based Medical Care in Traditional Medicare.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As more older adults become homebound, home-based medical care (HBMC) has increased, but little is known about the HBMC workforce. This study analyzes national data on the size and structural features of HBMC providers from 2016 to 2022.

Methods

We analyzed annual primary care data for all traditional Medicare enrollees, classifying visits as HBMC (private residence or assisted living facility [ALF]) or non-HBMC (office or telemedicine). We evaluated trends in HBMC providers and visits by HBMC practice exclusivity (only-HBMC or both HBMC and non-HBMC), care setting (private residence, ALF), provider type (physician, nurse practitioner [NP], physician assistant [PA]), and visit volume. We assessed geographic variation in HBMC's share of primary care and payment dif

SUBMITTER: Hanchate AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12774294 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature