CMS, HHS Announce Crackdown on Suspected Health Care Fraud and Abuse
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that the Administration will implement new measures designed to address Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse. These measures include a moratorium on new Medicare enrollment for certain durable medical equipment companies and a request for input on ways to enhance CMS’s ability to identify and prevent fraud, waste and abuse as part of its Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (“CRUSH”) initiative.
For more information on fraud and abuse, check out our latest podcast episode, Compliance Update 2026 with Dan Mulholland and Henry Casale as they discuss the things you can do to minimize compliance risks in the upcoming months.