Fraud Alert
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on February 27, 2026, that signals a potential expansion of federal health care fraud, waste, and abuse enforcement. While the RFI does not impose new legal requirements, it provides an early and important window into CMS’s enforcement priorities and the regulatory changes that may follow.
The initiative, referred to as “Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare,” or CRUSH, reflects CMS’s stated goal of strengthening its ability to detect, prevent, and respond to fraud across federal health care programs.
Although CRUSH is still in the exploratory phase, CMS’s message is clear: program integrity enforcement is a top priority, and the agency is actively evaluating whether existing oversight is sufficient. For providers, suppliers, and…
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