R.F.K. Jr. Appears Unfamiliar With Key Elements of Medicare and Medicaid
In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Mr. Kennedy seemed to confuse the two government programs that cover more than ...
What You Need to Know About Elon Musk's Access to Medicare
Officials at Musk-led DOGE were given access to the inner workings of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), ...
RFK Jr. Struggles to Answer Questions About Medicare, Medicaid Reform
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R., La.,) about Medicare and Medicaid. When asked ...
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RFK Jr. appears confused about Medicaid, Medicare during confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly said that Medicaid was fully funded by the federal government and that Medicare is a ...
Elon Musk's DOGE examines systems at $1.5 trillion Medicare and Medicaid agency
Two senior agency veterans focused on policy and operations are working with DOGE to review the agency overseeing Medicare and Medicaid, which provide health insurance for about 1 in 4 Americans, ...
Musk's DOGE granted access to US Medicare and Medicaid systems
Representatives of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have been working at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
DOGE officials home in on Medicare, Medicaid offices
Representatives of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have turned their focus to the Centers ...
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Are Medicare Fee Schedules Appropriate For Commercial Populations?
The difficulty that stakeholders face in comparing contracts with different structures could be solved by a standardized pricing methodology across payers.
Kennedy confuses Medicare, Medicaid in contentious confirmation hearing
In a confirmation hearing for his nomination to head the $1.7 trillion Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F.
Trump’s federal grant pause creates confusion over Medicaid funding
The Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants sparked chaos and confusion at state Medicaid agencies on Tuesday.
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DOGE probes CMS for Medicare, Medicaid fraud: WSJ
DOGE, led by Elon Musk, is reportedly targeting a $1 trillion reduction in federal spending. Unnamed sources told the Journal representatives of DOGE have been on-site at CMS' offices, searching for ...