New York Medicaid Imposes Six-Month Moratorium On New Enrollments In ‘High-Risk’ Provider Organization Categories

On July 30, 2026, New York State Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri announced a six-month moratorium on new Medicaid provider organization enrollments for six provider organization categories deemed "high-risk." The categories include: laboratories, durable medical equipment suppliers, applied behavioral analysts, licensed home care service agencies, pharmacies, and managed long-term care plans. The announcement follows a similar action by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which in May 2026 established nationwide Medicare enrollment moratoria for home health agencies and hospices, in addition to its existing moratoria for laboratories and durable medical equipment suppliers.

The state moratoriums are expected . . .