Nursing homes and home health agencies would get grants to improve patient care with new technology.
This bill would create a new federal grant program to help long-term care and post-acute care providers, like nursing homes and home health agencies, pay for health information technology. These grants, with a maximum of $500,000 per provider for a three-year period, would help them better share patient data, coordinate care, and improve overall service for patients, especially those on Medicare and Medicaid.
Today, there isn't a specific federal grant program to help long-term care and post-acute care providers pay for new health information technology. If this bill becomes law, the Department of Health and Human Services would create a program to award grants for a period of three years, with a maximum award of $500,000 per provider, to eligible providers who have an agreement to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid program. This program would start within two years of the bill becoming law and would help providers improve how they share patient data and coordinate care.
HR 9844 · 119th Congress · July 22, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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