CMS suggests a new rule to adjust Medicare doctor payments with the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and MACRA
Draft Payment Updates The proposed adjustment to the conversion factor is quite significant—three times more generous for APM-certified physicians at 0.75%, compared to just 0.25% for those not involved in this model. Interestingly, the Physician Association has expressed support for this approach. They believe it recognizes the higher indirect costs faced by office-based physicians when […]
Trump wants Dr. Oz to be CMS administrator
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Fetterman opens door to supporting ex-rival Oz as CMS administrator
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) on Tuesday opened the door to supporting his former rival Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). “If Dr. Oz cares about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, I would vote for him,” Fetterman said in the paper. Post on social platform X. President-elect Trump […]
Trump to nominate Mehmet Oz for CMS administrator
President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate TV personality and physician Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Mr. Oz ran unsuccessfully for Pennsylvania's Senate in 2022 and has been an ally of Mr. Trump ever since. In a statement, President Trump referenced a slogan espoused by Robert F. […]