Susan Morse
Senate HELP committee asked the HHS secretary to participate in a hearing on the reorganization of HHS.
CMS declined to cover obesity drugs, as proposed under the Biden administration.
Oz takes the helm amid a political divide surrounding potential Medicaid budget cuts and the appointment of HHS Secretary RFK Jr.
Cuts in Medicaid would likely mean that many beneficiaries would lose coverage, leading to more uncompensated care for hospitals.
House subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity protection for legacy medical devices overshadowed by HHS cuts.
Marks reportedly was offered the choice of resigning or being fired by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The overhaul consolidates 28 divisions of the agency to 15, including a new Administration for a Healthy America.
Hospitals that are already struggling will lose funding, say the Democratic state treasurers of Republican-proposed cuts.
Walgreens was accused of engaging in a "systematic and routine waiver of patient copayments."
The 14 to 13 vote was along party lines.