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• Congressman Dan Goldman Pushes to Expand Medicare to Cover Life-Saving Cancer Screenings | Congressm
  https://goldman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-dan-goldman-pushes-expand-medicare-cover-life-saving-cancer
  ... Detection Screening Coverage Act would: Create the authority for CMS to cover blood-based MCED tests and future test methods once approved by the FDA and shown to have clinical benefit. Maintain CMS’ authority to use an evidence-based process to determine...
• Health Care Archives - Page 5 of 23 - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
  https://jayapal.house.gov/issue/health-care/page/5/
  ... Jayapal (WA-07), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) today are leading 70 lawmakers in calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement reforms to Medicare Advantage (MA) to improve health… Issues: Health Care...
• Miller-Meeks Leads 232 House Members to Address Doc Cuts Before 2025 | Representative Mariannette Mi
  https://millermeeks.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-meeks-leads-232-house-members-address-doc-cuts-2025
  ... Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule, which includes provisions subjecting all physicians and other clinicians treating Medicare patients to a 2.8 percent payment cut. In lieu...
• Buchanan Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Extend Successful “Hospital at Home” Progra
  https://buchanan.house.gov/2025/7/buchanan-introduces-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-extend-successful-hospital-at-home-programs
  ... “Hospital at Home” programs for an additional five years. In November 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established the  Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver  to provide hospitals with increased flexibility to care for certain patients...
• Grijalva Slams Repeat Attempt to Harm Arizona Medicaid Program - Raúl Grijalva
  https://grijalva.house.gov/grijalva-slams-repeat-attempt-harm-arizona-medicaid-program/
  ... to care for a disabled loved one. Those are only some of the concerns that I share. I will continue to call for CMS to reject many of the proposed changes to medical care for low income individuals and families. Arizonans deserve to have their voices...
• Kelly champions telehealth legislation during Ways & Means hearing | Congressman Mike Kelly
  https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-champions-telehealth-legislation-during-ways-means-hearing
  ... medical equipment (DME) or major clinical laboratory tests. The legislation also authorizes CMS to audit outlier physicians ordering DME and lab tests at high rates and recover fraudulent payments. Finally, CMS will track who is billing for DME and lab...
• Kelly-led health care transparency bill passes Ways & Means Committee | Congressman Mike Kelly
  https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-led-health-care-transparency-bill-passes-ways-means-committee-0
  ... care possible, and this bill helps to accomplish that goal.”    BACKGROUND The National Coverage Determination (NCD) process at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) operates with little transparency and often misses its current statutory...
• What They’re Saying: Rep. Kiggans Introduces Bill to Lower Prescription Costs for Seniors  
  https://kiggans.house.gov/posts/what-theyre-saying-rep-kiggans-introduces-bill-to-lower-prescription-costs-for-seniors
  ... or how to access it, we fall short of the program’s true potential. The Increasing Medication Access for Seniors Act of 2025 takes the next key step by ensuring that CMS is proactive and transparent in its outreach efforts. This legislation emphasizes...
• Bresnahan Welcomes Administrator Oz to Scranton for Healthcare Roundtable | Representative Rob Bresn
  https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-welcomes-administrator-oz-scranton-healthcare-roundtable
  ... for Healthcare Roundtable December 5, 2025 Press Release SCRANTON, PA:  Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) welcomed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to Scranton for a healthcare roundtable with local...
• Rep. Crenshaw joins Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce the Administrative Burden on Physicians | Press
  https://crenshaw.house.gov/2025/1/rep-crenshaw-joins-bipartisan-legislation-to-reduce-the-administrative-burden-on-physicians
  .... The legislation delays implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule requiring Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), groups of healthcare providers who offer quality care to Medicare recipients, transition to electronic...