We have a stand-up comedian in the house!!!

CMS leadership joins in celebrating ONC 20th Anniversary.

CMS wants to acknowledge significant failures over the past 20 years in ONC's 'management' of the nation's health IT policy.

Vivek Ramaswamy may have been right.

CMS Office of Burden Reduction has been asked to issue our popular, award-winning FAQs on a more frequent basis. As always, we are happy to do so on X!

Q: If a health plan fails to enroll a provider in ERA or EFT, or fails to respond to prior authorization request for in a…

Walmart health clinics were doomed by CMSGov rules, and our failure of enforcement.

CMS listened carefully to concerns expressed by MultiPlan & Zelis that following the law can cause a significant dent in earnings to their private equity owners.

But faxes are 'HIPAA' compliant.

Thank you CAQH for defining the 'faxed' PDF form as an 'electronic transaction' compliant with HIPAA Administrative Simplification Requirements!

How about we abolish CAQH!

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure ONC lorraine doo Alexandra Mugge Steven Posnack @

CMS listened carefully to concerns expressed by MultiPlan & Zelis that following the law can cause a significant dent in earnings to their private equity owners.

How many physician whistleblowers, like the one at Cigna, have there been in the HMO industry over the years? Linda Peeno was one. Laura Dern made a movie about her. Why are they so rare? Medical educators should start teaching the realities of the dark side of managed care.

CMS Leadership was asked to comment on the Walmart primary care clinic closure.

We can confirm that Walmart faced difficulties managing a nationwide network of clinics due to several factors.

1. More than 70,000 health plans operate nationwide. In the absence of a national…

More spending - means higher GDP!

Medicare Advantage plans contribute financial engineering to the nation's GDP.

CMS Leadership was asked to comment on the Walmart primary care clinic closure.

We can confirm that Walmart faced difficulties managing a nationwide network of clinics due to several factors.

1. More than 70,000 health plans operate nationwide. In the absence of a national…

CMS Office of Burden Reductions works for American Private Equity, Zelis:

We removed FAQ guidance because, god forbid, Zelis would not steal a ton of money!

CMS Response to Zelis
CMS has complied with the Petition to Withdraw or, Alternatively, Correct and Revise CMS…

Official Announcement:

Our very own Dr. Mandy Cohen, the Director of CDC is attending AHIP 2024 and will rub shoulders with CMSGov #HealthEquity alumnae Dr. LaShawn McIver, now a SVP at AHIP.

Such a small world! Mandy Cohen

ahip.org/conferences/ah…

Isn’t this evidence enough that PBMs are the problem?…. #PBM

“Boehringer Ingelheim layoffs are a sign of dysfunctional Humira biosimilar market” statnews.com/2024/04/04/boe… via STAT

'Menthols account for more than a third of all cigarettes sold in the U.S. each year and are predominantly used by Black and Hispanic smokers. Some 81% of Black smokers used menthols in 2020, compared with 30% of white smokers and 51% of Hispanic smokers, according to a Wall…

CMS Leadership is committed to #HealthEquity .

Biden administration is committed to the freedom of Blacks to kill themselves with Menthol tobacco until after the election.

HHS and the FDA are committed to banning Menthol cigarettes once the votes are in on Nov 5, 2024.…

On behalf of OIG at HHS, CMS leadership wants to emphasize that these activities are non-reimbursable under the current CPT coding guidelines.

Should we request an update to the CPT coding rules for 99204 to reimburse for the 'discussion of the legacies of colonialism in…

They meet all the qualifications to set the healthcare policy. Plus, they can work remotely.
usajobs.gov/job/788053100

Health Insurance Specialists develop, interpret and implement health care financing policy and affect the disbursement of billions of dollars each year. Among…