Category: Hospice

Post Acute Care Compliance Checklist for 2026

Home Health

Post Acute Care Compliance Checklist for 2026

For years, and littered throughout this site, are pieces (and presentations) I have done on compliance. Some goodies are below. https://rhislop3.com/2023/09/07/five-quality-and-compliance-tips/ https://rhislop3.com/2018/11/16/the-real-impacts-of-poor-quality-inadequate-compliance-and-weak-risk-management/ https://rhislop3.com/2018/11/29/follow-up-real-impacts-of-poor-quality-and-lax-compliance/ https://rhislop3.com/2019/06/14/the-connection-between-quality-and-revenue/ The one major implication of solid (or not) compliance is the…

Home Health

7 Top Healthcare Policy Risks 2026

Budget math is about to collide with operating reality. When executives ask about the top healthcare policy risks 2026, they are not asking for a Washington headline recap. They are asking which policy moves could…

Health Policy and Economics

What CMS Medicare Regulatory Relief Signals

CMS did not put out the View Rule as a routine paperwork exercise. For operators already carrying margin pressure, survey exposure, labor inflation, and reimbursement uncertainty, this request for information is a signal. It suggests CMS is…

Hospice

Medicare Hospice Fraud Is a Policy Failure

When hospice enrollment spikes in markets with no matching rise in terminal illness, executives should not treat that as noise. Medicare hospice fraud is not a niche compliance issue buried in enforcement bulletins. It is…

Health Policy and Economics

Hospice Regulatory Changes 2026 Explained

A hospice operator can absorb only so many moving targets at once. Wage pressure is still real, referral patterns remain fragile, and Medicare oversight is getting sharper, not softer. Against that backdrop, hospice regulatory changes…

Home Health

CMS: Moratorium on Hospices and Home Health

On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed a nationwide six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollments for hospice providers and home health agencies (HHAs). The action follows a recent executive…

Hospice

Medicare Hospice TPE Basics and Update

Within the last few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to discuss and review, the ongoing Medicare TPE program with a number of hospices and hospice folks. Suffice to say, there are more than a few…

Home Health

Medicare Hospice and Home Health Fraud, Part 3

This is part three of the series of posts on hospice and home health fraud. Parts one and two can be accessed below. https://rhislop3.com/medicare-hospice-and-home-health-fraud-part-1/ https://rhislop3.com/medicare-hospice-and-home-health-fraud-part-2/ Recent Cases and Settlements in Medicare Fraud High-Profile Hospice Fraud…

Health Policy and Economics

Medicare Hospice and Home Health Fraud, Part 2

Late last week, I posted the first part of a three-post, comprehensive review of Medicare hospice and home health fraud. Medicare home health and hospice billing fraud has emerged as a significant issue within the…

Home Health

Medicare Hospice and Home Health Fraud, Part 1

Medicare home health and hospice billing fraud has emerged as a significant issue within the U.S. healthcare system, costing taxpayers billions of dollars annually and jeopardizing the integrity of federal health programs. Fraudulent practices in…

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Healthcare executive, consultant, and author covering post-acute care, senior living, and the economics behind both - for 30+ years.

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