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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Here is STAT reporting on CMS news, policy changes, and regulations affecting health care providers, patients, and payers.

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Health Care Inc. Newsletter Bob Herman

STAT Plus: A check-in on health insurers’ medical costs, and more babies are being born

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Class action suit over UnitedHealth’s AI care denials nears key moment

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: A crucial moment for RFK Jr. And for Bill Cassidy

A STAT Examination Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: He ruled the operating room and then daytime TV. Now, Dr. Oz is set to take over a $1.5 trillion health agency

Exclusive Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Biden’s pilot to help states pay for multimillion-dollar drugs will continue following Trump executive order

Business Bob Herman

STAT Plus: CMS withdraws appeal of UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage star ratings case

First Opinion Darius Lakdawalla

Medicare drug price negotiations need something new: a floor

Health Sarah Owermohle, John Wilkerson, Rachel Cohrs Zhang, and Lizzy Lawrence

Trump’s initial orders reverse Biden on health care costs, protections from discrimination

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First Opinion Joe Grogan

Former Trump health official: Medicare should cover Wegovy — but not negotiate its price

First Opinion Meena Seshamani, Emily Parris, Doug Jacobs, Michelle Tarver, David McMullen, and Josh Rising

STAT Plus: How the FDA and CMS worked together on a new approach to paying for digital mental health treatments

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D.C. Diagnosis John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: From FDA to JPM, MAHA is top of mind

First Opinion Carmel Shachar and MaryBeth Musumeci

STAT Plus: Shredding the Medicaid safety net

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: The Supreme Court considers another challenge to the ACA

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Biden’s final Medicare Advantage regulation would hike payments to insurers

D.C. Diagnosis John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Trump faces an ACA subsidy conundrum

Business John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Generic GLP-1 drugs could help Medicare drive a harder bargain for Ozempic and Wegovy

Business Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Latest updates to hospital price transparency rules aim to make the data more useful

First Opinion Anand Parekh, William Dietz, and Joseph Nadglowski

Extending Medicare coverage to obesity medications is imperative

Health Care Inc. Newsletter Bob Herman

STAT Plus: A tough year for health insurance stocks as patients get more care

Exclusive Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: New York health insurer, executive agree to up to $100 million settlement over Medicare fraud tied to improper diagnoses

Business Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Copy-pasted notes and untrained providers: First federal audit of autism therapy finds problems in every record

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: The Supreme Court cases already shaping Trump’s term

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Private Medicare insurers are likely to benefit in Trump’s new administration

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: UnitedHealth wins lawsuit, forcing government to revise its Medicare Advantage ratings

First Opinion Arthur L. Caplan

STAT Plus: Don’t expect RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz to get much done on prevention and wellness

Politics Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Top Medicaid official says Republicans’ proposed reforms are ‘just plain bad policy’

Exclusive Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: RFK Jr. is exploring a plan to upend Medicare’s physician payments system

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: Medicaid could be targeted for spending cuts under Trump

Business Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Private Medicare plans collect billions for care veterans are actually getting from VA