Home Health Compliance Updates That Matter
Home health compliance updates are getting sharper, faster, and more expensive to ignore. Here’s what operators should watch now in 2026.
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Post Acute Care Strategy That Holds Up
A strong post acute care strategy aligns referrals, reimbursement, data, and risk so operators can compete under Medicare pressure and tighter scrutiny.
Hospice Regulatory Changes 2026 Explained
Hospice regulatory changes 2026 will reshape compliance, oversight, and margins. Here’s what operators, investors, and leaders should watch now.
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 order creating a federal task force to prevent fraud and disrupt fraud networks. Scope of the Action The new restrictions … Read more
Agency Scrutiny of PE in Healthcare
My last post covered the legislative activity (Congress) concerning private equity’s role and investment in healthcare, particularly physician practices and hospitals https://rhislop3.com/legislation-restricting-pe-role-in-healthcare/ . Aside from legislation, a myriad of federal agencies are equally engaged. Federal Inquiry into Private Equity Control in Health Care In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice’s Antitrust … Read more
Private Equity Ownership Scrutiny
Private equity investment and ownership in healthcare businesses has been a frequent topic in the news, with coverage largely focusing on negative aspects of private equity’s involvement and engagement in this sector. Recent Legal and Regulatory Developments One notable case highlighting concerns about private equity’s role in healthcare occurred in Sacramento County. A jury awarded … Read more
Program: Medicare is Bankrupting America
Last week I had the chance to work with Freedom Hub on a program called Medicare is Bankrupting America. It was a great discussion/webinar covering lots of economic and health policy information. The program is now available to watch on Rumble or X. The Rumble link is here: https://rumble.com/v767s6y-medicare-is-bankrupting-america.html The X link is here: https://x.com/freedom_hub1/status/2026349274011685014/video/1 … Read more
Site Neutral Payments Kick-0ff!
As of January 1, 2026, the scope of Medicare’s site-neutral payment policy expands to include drug administration services—such as chemotherapy and other infused therapies—furnished in excepted (grandfathered) off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs) of hospitals. Under the CY 2026 OPPS final rule published by CMS: CY 2026 OPPS and Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule – Hospital Price … Read more
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 questions and resultant (still) confusion over the audit process and claims denial in general. I hope this post provides some … Read more
Hospital-at-Home Waiver Ended – What Next?
Last week, I wrote a couple of posts regarding Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act/insurance premium subsidies and the government shutdown. The second of the two posts contained a quick summary of the shutdown impact on Hospital-at-Home programs. https://rhislop3.com/shutdown-is-over-the-pieces/ This post elaborates further on the Hospital-at-Home program, the end of the waiver, the end of the … Read more