HCAF Briefing: Nationwide Moratorium on Medicare Home Health Enrollment (Webinar)

Description

When CMS moves, providers need answers, and HCAF’s here to help! 

On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollments for home health and hospice organizations, and the questions are coming fast.

HCAF has partnered with Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)'s Kim Skehan for a timely, no-fluff briefing on what providers need to know right now.

Join us as we walk through:

 What CMS has announced, and what it means for your organization

 Who is affected, including new enrollments and certain ownership changes

 How existing providers, operators, and organizations in transition should be thinking about readiness and next steps

 What HCAF and CHAP are monitoring and how they're supporting our provider community

This briefing will reflect the latest available guidance. We know there’s still a lot of uncertainty, and that’s exactly why we’re bringing this conversation to you now. 

Don't wait — register today!

Meet the Speaker

Kimberly Skehan, RN, MSN, HCS-D
Vice President of Accreditation
Community Health Accreditation Partner

Kim Skehan is a registered nurse with more than 35 years of experience across home health, hospice, and home care, including clinical, management, regulatory, survey, and consulting roles. Her expertise spans clinical operations, regulatory compliance, and risk management.

Kim is nationally recognized and highly respected by state, federal, and industry leaders. She has served as a liaison to regulatory agencies and legislators, facilitating collaboration on issues affecting the home care and hospice industry. As Vice President of Accreditation for Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP), she oversees the accreditation survey team.

Her extensive experience enables her to guide providers through the complexities of the accreditation survey process. Kim previously served as a regulatory and survey expert on national association committees for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), now the National Alliance for Care at Home, where she serves on the Home Health Advisory Council and Program Integrity Workgroup.

She is a member of the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home, where she previously served as Vice President for Clinical & Regulatory Services, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Home Care Association of Florida.

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