Home Care Compliance 2026: Is Your State Prepared for Medicaid’s Next Wave?

Home care agency owners in Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, North Dakota, and South Carolina – listen up. The year 2026 is around the corner, and the Medicaid landscape is shifting under the new era of bold Medicaid 2026 reforms. From evolving Medicaid changes 2026 to stricter Medicaid compliance requirements, and from new EVV requirements by state to broader Medicaid audit and compliance reviews, there’s a lot your agency must track.

For example, Arkansas’s non-compliance letter warns of up to a 1% FMAP reduction by 2027 if EVV isn’t live by mid-2024. In simple terms: if your state doesn’t get these systems up and running, Medicaid reimbursement to providers like you will shrink.

It may feel overwhelming – new rules, new deadlines, and audits on the horizon. But consider this your strategic survival guide. What follows is a step-by-step roadmap designed to help you meet every critical Medicaid compliance requirement and avoid revenue-impacting penalties as you move into Medicaid 2026.

Read on for a comprehensive, step-by-step narrative that breaks down what each agency must do now to thrive through 2026.

We’ll call out key dates, stats, system requirements, and insider tips so you can prepare, adapt, and capitalize on the coming changes — starting with a fully actionable EVV compliance checklist.

You are just one step away. Download the whitepaper to get started.