Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs: Announcement of the Extension and Modification of the Nationwide Temporary Moratorium on Enrollment of Hospices

Federal Register

Nov 13, 2026

Pre-publication notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing the extension and modification of the temporary moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of new hospices. The extended moratorium will only apply to initially enrolling hospices and not the addition of new hospice practice locations. This extension and modification is effective November 12, 2026.

Hospice and palliative care · Legislation and regulations · Medicare