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Dr. Oz, head of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, talks program cuts, healthy eating during Philadelphia visit
During a visit to Philadelphia, Dr. Mehmet Oz said possible cuts to Medicaid and Medicare will make them more efficient.
'I feel very scared': Some Americans fear losing coverage due to proposed Medicaid cuts
Republicans are proposing cuts to Medicaid as part of President Donald Trump's spending bill. Some Americans are worried the ...
Mehmet Oz met with city officials in Philly and defended Medicaid cuts
City officials met with Mehmet Oz in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood Monday to advocate for protecting Medicaid from cuts proposed by congressional Republicans advancing a bill that would ...
Do Medicare, Medicaid cover weight loss drugs? It depends
Medicare recipients suffering from obesity must pay out of pocket for weight loss drugs like Wecovy and Zepbound.
Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services
About half of states have broadened Medicaid, the state-federal low-income health care program, to pay for social services such as housing and nutritional support.
RFK Jr. unveils autism project with Medicare, Medicaid data
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a partnership between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers ...
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CMS Proposes Medicare Payment Policies for Hospital Inpatient Services for Federal Fiscal Year 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the fiscal year (“FY”) 2026 proposed rule for Hospital Inpatient ...
HHS plan to use Medicare and Medicaid data to study autism alarms experts
Federal health officials didn’t provide information about how people’s private medical data will be collected and managed.
Health Sec. Kennedy launches autism project using Medicare and Medicaid data
The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have partnered to research the causes of ...
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Medicare, Medicaid may cover digital therapeutics under new bill
Bipartisan bill would expand Medicare and Medicaid to cover FDA-approved digital therapeutics, closing care gaps for ...
Medicare, Medicaid private health data to be used by HHS for autism research
The National Institutes of Health and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Wednesday said Medicare and Medicaid private ...
US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan to use medical data and records from people on Medicaid and Medicare ...