Trump administration freezes new Medicare enrollments for hospice and home health agencies
CMS said the pause will let investigators target suspected fraud while existing hospice and home health providers keep operating.
- On Wednesday, the Republican President Donald Trump administration announced a six-month nationwide freeze on new Medicare enrollments for hospice and home health agencies, effective immediately.
- CMS Administrator Mehmet stated the freeze targets "bad actors" exploiting vulnerable patients, continuing Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force effort to end "fraud, waste, and abuse" in federal health spending.
- Officials have already suspended $70 million in payments to 773 hospices and 23 home health agencies in Los Angeles over fraud concerns, while evidence shows new hospice providers have rapidly entered the industry in recent years.
- Critics worry the freeze may punish compliant providers, noting the administration previously admitted to dramatically overinflating home care data in New York, raising concerns about aggressive enforcement methods.
- Tricia Neumann of KFF noted such moratoriums have historical precedent under President Bill Clinton's administration, as CMS plans to intensify investigations and deploy advanced data analytics during the six-month pause.
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Trump administration freezes new Medicare enrollments for hospice, home health agencies
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday pursued new efforts in a sweeping initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including announcing a nationwide six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to actively investigate Medicaid fraud or risk losing funding.
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