CMS has announced that it is extending for an additional 6 months its current enrollment moratoria for new ground ambulance suppliers and home health agencies (HHAs)within designated metropolitan areas. The moratoria, which affect enrollment in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program, apply to new ground ambulances in the Houston and Philadelphia metropolitan areas and new HHAs in the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Detroit, Dallas, Houston, and Miami. CMS discusses its rationale for extending the enrollment moratoria, including the qualitative and quantitative factors suggesting a high risk of fraud, waste, or abuse, in an August 1, 2014 notice. The extension is effective July 30, 2014. CMS may lift the moratoria before the end of the 6-month period or announce extensions in the Federal Register notice.
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