NAELA Urges CMS to Protect Home and Community-Based Services While Combating Fraud
The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys has submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency’s CRUSH initiative aimed at uncovering suspicious health care activity. While supporting efforts to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse, NAELA emphasized that enforcement actions must not inadvertently harm legitimate providers or vulnerable individuals who rely on care. NAELA…