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📣Breaking News...CMS Places Nationwide Enrollment Moratoria on Hospice and Home Health Agencies !

This morning, CMS implemented a six-month, nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollment for hospices and home health agencies (HHAs), describing it as one of the most significant fraud prevention actions in the agency's history.

Key Takeaways:
✅ The moratoria temporarily halt new provider enrollments for six months, while existing providers can continue operating without disruption.
✅ CMS will use the six-month window to intensify investigations, deploy advanced data analytics, and accelerate removal of suspected fraudulent providers — including blocking bad actors from evading detection by crossing state lines.
✅ The action follows earlier moratoria on certain DMEPOS companies and builds on the CRUSH initiative which suspended payments to 773 hospices and 23 HHAs in Los Angeles alone, representing $70 million in suspended funds.
For those working in home health and hospice, now is the time to ensure your compliance programs are airtight.

➡️ Access the full CMS Press Release 🔗https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-announces-aggressive-nationwide-crackdown-fraud-six-month-hospice-home-health-agency-enrollment

➡️ Access the full document in the Federal Register
🔗 https://lnkd.in/gH7UK4ND