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    CMS Imposes Moratorium on Home Health and Hospice Enrollment: Scope and Legal Mechanics of the Moratorium

    June 24, 2026

    In May 2026, the CMS announced a six-month, nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollment for HHAs and hospice providers. It is the third nationwide Medicare enrollment moratorium imposed by the current administration and the second in 2026. This article examines the scope and legal mechanics of the moratorium, its implications for healthcare transactions, and the industry reaction to the action. On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a six-month, nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollment for home health agencies (HHAs) and hospice providers, effective immediately.[1] The moratorium, implemented in coordination with Vice President JD…

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    Home Health and Hospice Enterprises

    April 24, 2019

    Fair Market Value Considerations (Part II of II) The first of this two-part series reviewed the unique value drivers that impact the typical valuation approaches, methods, and techniques that are often utilized in determining the value of these enterprises in the current healthcare delivery system. This second part will discuss the value drivers related to home healthcare and hospice enterprises. Introduction As discussed in Part I of this two-part series on the fair market value (FMV) considerations of home health and hospice enterprises, home healthcare enterprises are those enterprises that coordinate the delivery of healthcare services to patients in their…

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    Home Health and Hospice Enterprises

    April 17, 2019

    Fair Market Value Considerations (Part I of II) The valuation of home healthcare and hospice enterprises and services are influenced by certain market forces related to the Four Pillars of Healthcare Valuation, i.e.,: (1) regulatory; (2) reimbursement; (3) competition; and, (4) technology—each of which relates to almost all aspects of the U.S. healthcare delivery system. This first of a two-part series on home health and hospice enterprises will review the unique value drivers that impact the typical valuation approaches, methods, and techniques that are often utilized in determining the value of these enterprises in the current healthcare delivery system. Introduction…