Sunday, September 27, 2026 - Updated Daily
Sunday, September 27, 2026 - Updated Daily
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…
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…
A home health agency can miss its numbers for a quarter and recover. It can miss a key compliance signal and spend the next year dealing with repayments, audits, and reputational damage. That is why…
A weak discharge network is no longer a referral problem. It is a margin problem, a compliance problem, and increasingly a reputation problem. That is why post acute care strategy now sits much closer to…
The real Medicare reimbursement reform analysis starts with a hard truth: this is no longer a debate about payment mechanics. It is a debate about who absorbs risk, which care settings remain financially viable, and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the agency recovered $2.9 billion in resolutions to federal False Claims Act allegations for 2024 (fiscal year ending September 30). This is a slight increase from the historic…
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