On May 13, 2026, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced new Medicaid fraud prevention initiatives focusing on home health and hospice providers from the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM).
Governor DeWine also issued an Executive Order on May 18, 2026, directing new emergency rules for multiple provider enrollment enforcement actions including revalidations of identified high-risk providers.
The move follows a nationwide moratorium by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on new Medicare enrollment for hospices and home health agencies. As our colleagues have written, CMS will let each state decide “whether some form of home health provider moratorium is appropriate for their respective Medicaid and [Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)], and the scope of such moratorium,” encouraging states to engage in this analysis.
What You Need to Know
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