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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

Insurance companies have promised changes like these before, in 2018 and 2023, but many didn’t follow through, Dr. Mehmet Oz , head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said. Insurers must provide clearer explanations when care is denied and explain how patients can appeal.

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Trump Administration May Cut Funds to Hospitals Offering Gender Care to Kids

Physician's Weekly

Dr. Mehmet Oz , who now leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said the goal is to protect children from “life-altering and experimental procedures.” “CMS The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should protect healthcare, not politicize it,” she added. In April, U.S.

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