Key Facts

• The moratorium lasts for six months.
• It affects new enrollments for hospice and home health agencies (HHA).
• Medicare is a government health insurance program for older adults and some disabled people.
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will use data analysis to find fraud.
• CMS plans to speed up removing providers suspected of committing fraud.
• This action is part of efforts to protect Medicare from abuse and waste.
• The announcement was made on a Wednesday by the Trump administration.
• The situation is ongoing and may be updated.