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The COVID pandemic leaves behind many legacies. Almost every American knows how to use Zoom and FaceTime. Almost every restaurant in the U.S.;has a home delivery option. Telehealth is ubiquitous—currently 43.2% of Americans get services via telehealth (see;How Much Telehealth Is Enough?)—compared to less than 1% at the start of 2020.;;;

Another legacy is the hospital-at-home phenomenon. Hospital-at-home allows certain consumers to receive acute-level care where they live through telehealth and in-person visits, supplemented with remote consumer monitoring. The concept gained traction during . . .