Trump administration pauses new hospice and home health providers’ enrollment in Medicare

[1srelluc]

MSN

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Wednesday that it is placing a six-month moratorium on new enrollment of health providers in Medicare — its latest effort to combat what it says is widespread fraud among hospice and home health providers.

“We’ve seen systemic and deeply troubling fraud in the hospice and home health space, with bad actors exploiting some of our most vulnerable Medicare patients and stealing money from the American taxpayer,” CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said in a statement.

“Today we’re shutting the door on fraud—preventing new bad actors from entering Medicare while we aggressively identify, investigate, and remove those already exploiting them.”

Oz, who is working with Vice President JD Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force, has made combatting fraud a top priority. The two are set to make a fraud-related announcement on Wednesday afternoon.

Vance is also traveling to Maine on Thursday to discuss the administration’s anti-fraud efforts, which have targeted the state. President Donald Trump referenced Maine as a hotbed of fraud in his State of the Union address in February.

It should have already been done......I suspect it's more like shutting down multiple dem grift streams.

LOL....The dems won't have two nickels to rub together before long.

 

[Chuz Life]

MSN

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Wednesday that it is placing a six-month moratorium on new enrollment of health providers in Medicare — its latest effort to combat what it says is widespread fraud among hospice and home health providers.

“We’ve seen systemic and deeply troubling fraud in the hospice and home health space, with bad actors exploiting some of our most vulnerable Medicare patients and stealing money from the American taxpayer,” CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said in a statement.

“Today we’re shutting the door on fraud—preventing new bad actors from entering Medicare while we aggressively identify, investigate, and remove those already exploiting them.”

Oz, who is working with Vice President JD Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force, has made combatting fraud a top priority. The two are set to make a fraud-related announcement on Wednesday afternoon.

Vance is also traveling to Maine on Thursday to discuss the administration’s anti-fraud efforts, which have targeted the state. President Donald Trump referenced Maine as a hotbed of fraud in his State of the Union address in February.

It should have already been done......I suspect it's more like shutting down multiple dem grift streams.

LOL....The dems won't have two nickels to rub together before long.

I wonder how this may affect existing providers.

 

[1srelluc]

I wonder how this may affect existing providers.

I suspect any ones formed in the last few years are gonna be looked at.

There are a couple in my AO that I suspect won't have any problem. Blue Ridge Hospice (now Blue Ridge Care) was top notch when they looked after my mom....They have been around since 1981.

https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/blue-ridge-hospice-rebrands-as-blue-ridge-care/article_845d33ea-7fec-554d-b9eb-a234db5b7264.html

 

[Failzero]

Promises kept !

 

[ColonelAngus]

Stopping hospice, autism, and medical transport services fraud is racist.

 

[Chuz Life]

I suspect any ones formed in the last few years are gonna be looked at.

There are a couple in my AO that I suspect won't have any problem. Blue Ridge Hospice (now Blue Ridge Care) was top notch when they looked after my mom....They have been around since 1981.

https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/blue-ridge-hospice-rebrands-as-blue-ridge-care/article_845d33ea-7fec-554d-b9eb-a234db5b7264.html

I am in the process of getting some help (not for me personally) and medicaide fraud affects those with genuine needs every bit as much as it affects people outside the system.

 

[Zincwarrior]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Wednesday that it is placing a six-month moratorium on new enrollment of health providers in Medicare

So no new Doctors or Hospice providers?

 

[1srelluc]

So no new Doctors or Hospice providers?

For ****'s sake, read the damn article.

 

[Zincwarrior]

For ****'s sake, read the damn article.

I read what you posted.

from the article:
However, the new moratorium could hurt legitimate providers of hospice services and limit patients’ access to care, the National Alliance for Care at Home said in a statement.

“An enrollment moratorium raises serious access-to-care concerns in areas where patient demand is growing or existing capacity is already strained, leading to longer wait times, reduced service availability, and fewer choices for patients – particularly in rural or underserved communities,” the alliance said.

 

[1srelluc]

I read what you posted.

from the article:
However, the new moratorium could hurt legitimate providers of hospice services and limit patients’ access to care, the National Alliance for Care at Home said in a statement.

“An enrollment moratorium raises serious access-to-care concerns in areas where patient demand is growing or existing capacity is already strained, leading to longer wait times, reduced service availability, and fewer choices for patients – particularly in rural or underserved communities,” the alliance said.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Wednesday that it is placing a six-month moratorium on new enrollment of health providers in Medicare.

Opinionated "concerns" has shit-all to do with what was announced.

 

[Zincwarrior]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Wednesday that it is placing a six-month moratorium on new enrollment of health providers in Medicare.

Opinionated "concerns" has shit-all to do with what was announced.

If they are not enrolling new health care providers how is that not allowing new doctors? Just trying to figure out what the hold is actually doing.