Trump administration pauses Medicare enrollments for hospice providers

Politics Trump administration pauses Medicare enrollments for hospice providers amid fraud investigations By Kathryn Watson Kathryn Watson Politics Reporter Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kathryn Watson May 13, 2026 / 12:10 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would be put a six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollments by hospice and home health agencies to target fraud.According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, during the moratorium, "CMS will intensify targeted investigations, deploy advanced data analytics, and accelerate the removal of hospice and HHA providers from the Medicare program that are suspected of committing fraud."This is a developing story. It will be updated.  .component--type-recirculation { .item:nth-child(7), .card-recirc:nth-child(7) { display: none; } } #inline-recirc-item--id-6b58f640-8cd8-47c2-8dba-46a0e506b241, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-6b58f640-8cd8-47c2-8dba-46a0e506b241 { display: none; } #inline-recirc-item--id-6b58f640-8cd8-47c2-8dba-46a0e506b241 ~ .item:nth-child(7) { display: block; } In: Medicare Trump Administration © 2026 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.