Ten days from now, a nationwide freeze on new home health and hospice enrollment in Medicare is set to expire. CMS announced the freeze on May 13. It blocks new agencies from enrolling, along with new branch locations and certain changes in majority ownership. It does not affect agencies already enrolled, and care for current patients continues as usual. As of October 30, CMS had not said whether it will extend the freeze, let it lapse, or narrow it to specific high-risk mark