6 monthsMoratorium on new Medicare home health and hospice provider enrollments
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services imposed a 6-month moratorium on new Medicare home health and hospice provider enrollments starting May 13, 2026, to curb fraud, waste and abuse.
The move came the same year the Justice Department's Fraud Division named home health and hospice among its top enforcement priorities and planned to grow its Health Care Fraud Strike Force to about 500 attorneys and staff.
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