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• Sánchez, LaHood, Matsui, and Bilirakis Introduce Bill to Improve Assessment, Diagnosis of Alzheimer’
  https://lindasanchez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sanchez-lahood-matsui-and-bilirakis-introduce-bill-improve-assessment
  ... of Alzheimer’s. By requiring CMS to develop a uniform and reliable detection tool, and incentivizing healthcare providers to put an emphasis on early detection, the CHANGE Act could open the door for millions of Alzheimer’s patients to access medications...
• Congresswoman Nikema Williams Condemns the Cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services
  https://nikemawilliams.house.gov/posts/congresswoman-nikema-williams-condemns-the-cuts-to-the-department-of-health-and-human-services
  ...), 2,400 employees from the CDC, 1,200 employees from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and 300 employees from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Congresswoman Nikema Williams calls for the reversal of these firings and dismantling...
• Press Releases | Representative Lauren Underwood
  https://underwood.house.gov/media/press-releases
  ... (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to express support for Illinois’ application for the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program. Issues : Health Care and Reproductive Rights Read More Underwood Introduces New Legislation to Prevent Health Care Cost...
• Ocasio-Cortez Fights Trump Program That Would Give For-Profit Companies Financial Incentive to Reduc
  https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-cortez-fights-trump-program-would-give-profit-companies-financial
  ...-14) and  Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) led 40 colleagues in sending a  letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging them to reject any efforts to expand prior authorization in Traditional Medicare. In May, reports...
• Dr. Bob Onder's Rx | Representative Bob Onder
  https://onder.house.gov/dr-bob-onders-rx
  ... Missouri's farmland from foreign adversaries.   Episode 9 On episode 9, Congressman Onder discussed President Trump's historic joint address to Congress, his letter to CMS, and the introduction of his first piece of legislation, the Timely Departure Act...
• Doggett, Schakowsky, Warren and Wyden Push Congressional Leadership to Reject Medicaid Cuts, Crack D
  https://doggett.house.gov/media/press-releases/doggett-schakowsky-warren-and-wyden-push-congressional-leadership-reject
  ... and Republicans. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz even noted that tackling this fraud “is relatively enjoyable to go after, because … we have bipartisan support.” Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has launched an inquiry into UnitedHealth’s billing practices in Medicare...
• We're members of the House Freedom Caucus. The US must choose: either $20 trillion in debt or Medica
  https://burlison.house.gov/media/in-the-news/were-members-house-freedom-caucus-us-must-choose-either-20-trillion-debt-or-0
  ... an entirely new class of able-bodied adults to Medicaid, the program exploded, and the federal government took on the majority of the costs. Under President Joe Biden, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withdrew 13 waivers for Medicaid work...
• Ross, Wyden, Castor Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Crack Down on Rogue Health Insurance Broker
  https://ross.house.gov/2025/3/ross-wyden-castor-reintroduce-bicameral-legislation-to-crack-down-on-rogue-health-insurance-brokers-and-protect-families-from-fraud
  ... steps to crack down on real, documented fraud. The bill comes as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has already begun undermining the ACA marketplaces by shortening the enrollment period, taking away financial assistance that lowers...
• Congressman Ruiz introduces the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to combat obesity epidemic, improve Ame
  https://ruiz.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-ruiz-introduces-treat-and-reduce-obesity-act-combat-obesity
  ... at CMS, including my friend Dr. Mehmet Oz, to make America healthy again!" “As a physician and former director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, I have seen firsthand how obesity contributes to serious and preventable health conditions. The Treat...
• Ways & Means | Representative Adrian Smith
  https://adriansmith.house.gov/issues/ways-means
  ... Critical Access Hospital Relief Act January 16, 2025 Press Release Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to repeal the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 96-Hour rule...