The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pauses the enrollment of new Medicare hospice and home health providers, according to multiple reports. CMS says the action affects the intake of new providers for both hospice and home health services under the Medicare program. The pause is described as an enrollment halt rather than an immediate change to services already being delivered by existing Medicare-participating providers.
The reports note that CMS frames the pause as a policy update affecting how new providers can enter Medicare. While the sources agree on the core decision to stop enrollment for new hospice and home health providers, they do not provide additional details in the excerpts provided regarding the duration of the pause, the specific rationale CMS cites, or any exceptions. The overall information reflects a CMS administrative step intended to temporarily limit the addition of new hospice and home health organizations to Medicare enrollment.
Together, the articles indicate that CMS is implementing a pause that applies to both hospice and home health enrollment for new providers under Medicare.
