Dr. Oz confirmed to lead CMS
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a physician and TV personality, will lead the agency during a turbulent time for federal health programs as the HHS lays off thousands of staffers and Republicans float potential cuts to Medicaid.
Healthcare, medtech industries brace for tariffs
Lobby groups like the American Hospital Association and AdvaMed have so far failed to get medical devices and critical supplies carved out from the Trump administration’s tariffs.
VA names additional medical centers for Oracle EHR in 2026
The sites include four medical centers and their associated clinics in Ohio, three in Indiana, one in Kentucky and another site in Alaska.
FTC pauses PBM litigation in win for Caremark, Express Scripts, Optum Rx
The FTC says it doesn’t have enough active commissioners to move forward after President Donald Trump fired two Democrats last month.
‘Just goodbyes and crying’: CDRH hit in HHS mass layoffs
Teams working on communications and policy were cut from the agency on Tuesday, according to multiple FDA workers.
ACA enrollment increase driven by growth in states won by Trump: KFF
Sign-ups for coverage on the Affordable Care Act exchanges have more than doubled since 2020. Enrollment was particularly concentrated in states won by President Donald Trump in last year’s election.
States sue Trump administration over $11B cuts to public health funding
A coalition of 23 states and Washington, D.C., sued the HHS on Tuesday, arguing the cuts put states “at greater risk for future pandemics and the spread of otherwise preventable disease.”
‘A cruel April Fool’s joke’: HHS layoffs characterized by confusion, errors
The sweeping workforce reduction that began Tuesday was made worse by mistakes and poor communication, including directions for some CMS employees to contact a director who died last year.
HHS layoffs could imperil medical device cybersecurity, Democrats say
The Food and Drug Administration, which oversees medical devices, has 3,500 jobs on the chopping block — which could hinder cybersecurity oversight, Democrats said during a House subcommittee hearing.
Texas judge overturns FDA’s lab developed test regulation, siding with industry groups
The judge vacated the FDA’s final rule, which was strongly opposed by the laboratory industry, and remanded the matter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.