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Hospice News
CMS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL MORATORIUM
Volume 26.06 Effective today, May 13, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a Notice and imposed a national six (6) month moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of hospices. Beginning on May 13, 2026, no new hospices will be enrolled into Medicare unless the...
HOSPICE CARE ACT REINTRODUCED
Volume 26.05 The Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement Act (“Hospice Care Act”) has been reintroduced. The Hospice Care Act contains numerous program integrity provisions and payment reforms. It would establish new safeguards to prevent fraudulent providers from enrolling in...
MEDPAC RECOMMENDS NO HOSPICE PAYMENT UPDATE FOR FY 2027
Volume 26.03 On March 12, 2026, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (“MedPAC”) issued its March 2026 Report (“Report”) to Congress. The Report includes one recommendation, “For fiscal year 2027, the Congress should eliminate the update to the 2026 Medicare base payment rates for hospice.”...
Healthcare News
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES CHANGES NAME
Volume 26.01 National Government Services (“NGS”) will begin operating as Wellpoint Federal effective April 1, 2026. Beginning April 1, 2026, NGS will begin transitioning and there are no immediate changes to the provider portals, NGSConnex and NGSMedicare.com. Additionally: Claims submission...
DMEPOS INTEGRITY PROVISIONS STRENGTHENED
Volume 25.10 CMS has taken steps to increase program integrity of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (“DMEPOS”) providers in the recently finalized “Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Final Rule recently published. The Final Rule,...
SKILLED NURSING REVALIDATION DUE JANUARY 1, 2026
Volume 25.09 Skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) providers enrolled in the Medicare program or dually enrolled in the Medicare/Medicaid programs must submit a mandatory off-cycle provider enrollment revalidation or risk having their enrollment suspended or revoked. This special revalidation filing...
Home Health News
CMS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL MORATORIUM
Volume 26.01 Effective today, May 13, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a Notice and imposed a national six (6) month moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of home health agencies. Beginning on May 13, 2026, no new HHAs or HHA branches or practice...
CMS CUTS IN HOME HEALTH PAYMENTS AND COVID CAUSE DECLINE IN HOME HEALH SERVICES
Volume 25.03 The home health industry is standing firm in its criticism of the Home Health Proposed Rule which will again significantly reduce payments to home health agencies effective January 1, 2026. CMS’s own data reports that over 1,000 home health agencies have closed between 2019 and 2024,...
2026 HOME HEALTH PROPOSED RULE PUBLISHED
Volume 25.02 The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has released the 2026 Home Health Proposed Rule. The Proposed Rule is available in its entirety here. The Proposed rule includes: A reduction in Medicare home health payments of 6.4%. This consists of a 2.4% increase in...