Medicare & Medicaid
Senate HELP committee asked the HHS secretary to participate in a hearing on the reorganization of HHS.
The group is advocating for digital healthcare initiatives such as expanded access to virtual care and telehealth.
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.
The top 15 states with the most growth in the ACA Marketplace since 2020 were all won by President Trump last year, data shows.
Cuts in Medicaid would likely mean that many beneficiaries would lose coverage, leading to more uncompensated care for hospitals.
The steep cuts are largely attributable to new HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who took the agency's top post in February.
The board would require that board-certified physicians make determinations about whether care is medically necessary.
Roughly 477,000 jobs could be lost in healthcare, including in hospitals, doctors' offices, clinics, pharmacies and nursing homes.
Hospitals that are already struggling will lose funding, say the Democratic state treasurers of Republican-proposed cuts.