The National Hospice Enrollment Moratorium: Why Status Quo Documentation Is Now a Liability

HospiceWorks blog image showing a hospice clinician reviewing documentation with compliance review cards, risk areas, and pressure points including HOPE, ADRs, SSVI, surveys, and documentation scrutiny.

CMS has announced a six-month nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollment for hospices and home health agencies. Most headlines are focused on the freeze for new providers. But existing hospice operators should pay attention to the larger message. This is not just an enrollment issue. It is another signal that CMS is tightening program-integrity oversight […]