Texas Congressman Wesley Hunt told Fox News Digital he is calling on Noem and Dr. Oz to establish a task force to remove 1.4 ...

The new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head did not talk about new defenses against unnecessary spending.

Top officials in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are touting a multipronged effort from major payers to ...

Trump official Dr. Mehmet Oz defends GOP Medicaid reforms against Democrat criticism, arguing the changes benefit rural hospitals, despite concerns about provider tax rate adjustments.

CMS is encouraging health insurance companies to change their prior-authorization systems. Roughly 80% of Americans will be affected by the change.

Prior authorization means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging ...

Two Republican senators are urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to “use full authority under law” to preserve the Medicare home ...

During his remarks in a Senate hearing in March, Senator Peter Welch grilled Trump's nominee to be Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mehmet Oz. Welch stated, "I don't ...

In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and ...

The reforms, according to a bulletin from HHS, include: Reducing the number of medical services that require prior authorization, “with demonstrated reductions” by 2026. Honoring existing prior ...

UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health's Aetna and dozens of other insurers say they plan to reduce the scope of health care claims subject to prior authorization, standardize parts of the process and expand ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet ...