CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, is charting an ambitious course for the agency, pledging to align federal healthcare policy with President Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda while pushing for sweeping reforms across Medicaid, Medicare and the ACA marketplace.
From plans to close a Medicaid funding “loophole” to probing hospitals over gender care for minors and clamping down on states using federal Medicaid funds to treat undocumented migrants, here are 10 key actions CMS has taken since Dr. Oz was confirmed as administrator:
1. CMS proposed a rule to close what it describes as a Medicaid tax “loophole” that some states have used to increase federal payments while limiting their own financial contributions. The proposed rule aims to ensure that federal Medicaid dollars are used to support vulnerable populations rather than being redirected to fund other state programs, including healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants.
Source: CMS under Dr. Oz: 10 key actions / Becker’s Hospital Review