CMS Medicaid Fraud Crackdown 2026: What Hospital Finance Leaders Must Do Now
On February 25, 2026, CMS announced three simultaneous enforcement actions: a $259.5 million Medicaid funding deferral, a nationwide DMEPOS enrollment moratorium, and a request for input on sweeping new fraud detection authority. These followed a year in which CMS suspended $5.7 billion in suspected fraudulent Medicare payments. If your organization operates personal care, HCBS, DMEPOS, or lab service lines, your billing patterns are already visible to the analytics systems behind these actions.
AI in Revenue Cycle Management: The Enterprise Implementation Framework Healthcare CFOs Need in 2026
82% of orgs say AI is integral to RCM. The ones with real ROI redesigned workflows BEFORE deploying. Enterprise operating model first. AI as accelerant, not strategy.
Florida Outpatient Diagnostic Center Acquisitions 2026: CFO Guide to Due Diligence, Hidden Pitfalls, and ROI Maximization
5 critical due diligence areas before acquiring a Florida outpatient diagnostic center. Payer contracts, equipment risk, Stark compliance, referral concentration. Free checklist for healthcare finance leaders. #HealthcareFinance #CFO #DiagnosticImaging #HealthcareAcquisition