The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is Placing a Moratorium on New Medicare Enrollments from Home Health Care and Hospice Providers, as part of the Trump (R) Efforts to Combat Fraud.
The Six-Month Freeze went into Effect Immediately on 5/13/2026. The Decision will Prevent these Providers from Signing-Up to Receive Reimbursements from Medicare, a Government Health Insurance Program that Services People who are over the age of 65 or have a Disability.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Temporary Pause in Partnership with VP Vance’s (R) Anti-Fraud Task Force. Trump tapped Vance to take on this Role Early 2026, after Federal Investigators brought Allegations of Widespread Fraud against a Minnesota Social Services Program.
“We’ve seen systemic and deeply troubling fraud in the hospice and home health space, with bad actors exploiting some of our most vulnerable Medicare patients and stealing money from the American taxpayer,” CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz (R) said in a Wednesday Statement.
“Today we’re shutting the door on fraud—preventing new bad actors from entering Medicare while we aggressively identify, investigate, and remove those already exploiting them,” Oz continued. “This is about protecting patients, restoring integrity, and safeguarding taxpayer dollars.”
The Agency will Conduct “targeted investigations” against Healthcare Providers Suspected of Committing Medicare Fraud during the Temporary Moratorium period, according to the Wednesday Announcement. CMS said those already Enrolled in Medicare, will Not be Iimpacted by this Decision.
In February, the Trump Administration Paused $259.5 million in Medicaid Reimbursement Funds to Minnesota, amid a Federal Investigation into the State’s Social Service Fraud.
Federal Prosecutors Alleged that a Group Defrauded over $250 million from a Federally Funded Child Nutrition Pprogram. Many of the People Allegedly involved in the Fraud Scheme were Somali Americans.
The White House used the Allegations to Defend its Controversial, Large-Scale Immigration Crackdown in the Minneapolis, during which Federal Officers Fatally Shot Two U.S. Citizens.
The Trump Administration has since taken Aim at other Democrat-led States, such as California and Maine as part of the White House’s War on Fraud.
“Under Trump, we are unleashing the most aggressive federal anti-fraud efforts in American history,” Vance wrote in a Social Media Post on 5/12/2026y. “We won’t rest until we root out every bit of fraud infecting our government and screwing over taxpayers.”
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