CMS Temporary Moratoria On Enrollment Of Ambulances Suppliers & Providers & Home Health Agencies In Designated Geographic Areas

July 26, 2013
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and state Medicaid officials have implemented a six-month moratorium on approving new home health provider organizations applications to participate in Medicare and/or Medicaid through practice locations in Florida and Illinois. The CMS contractor for the region and the state Medicaid agency will deny all new or pending applications for participation in Medicare, Medicaid, or the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program. Any provider organization that has already received an approval letter from the CMS contractor will not be affected. The moratorium is in place for new . . .