Tag: Robert F. Kennedy
CMS to scrutinize immigration status for Medicaid, CHIP
August 21, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched an oversight initiative to ensure that enrollees in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or have a satisfactory immigration status.
CMS will begin providing states with monthly enrollment reports identifying individuals whose citizenship or immigration status could not be confirmed through federal databases, including the Department of Homeland...
In brief: EnsoData’s investment, pilot’s fraud algorithm, Kennedy’s infusion stance
June 27, 2025HME News Staff
MADISON, Wis. – EnsoData has received $20 million in Series B financing led by Questa Capital to accelerate adoption of its AI-powered sleep medicine solutions.
“Traditional approaches in sleep medicine have left nearly 80% of patients undiagnosed and, of the 20% that are positively diagnosed, only one in two will be successfully treated,” said Justin Mortara, Ph.D., president and CEO of EnsoData. “We need to expand patient access with simpler and more economic testing...
NHIA welcomes Kennedy’s support for home infusion access
June 26, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) applauds Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s recent statement in support of improving access to home infusion services for Medicare beneficiaries. “We agree with his sentiment that commonsense reforms to Medicare – like home infusion – will save taxpayer dollars while improving access to care, especially for rural and elderly patients,” stated the NHIA. “We stand ready to...
Industry stakeholders keep eye on Kennedy, Oz
March 7, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, issued a new policy prohibiting public comments during rulemaking processes, raising concerns about transparency, say industry stakeholders.
In a notice published in the March 3 Federal Register, HHS rescinded the 1971 Richardson Waiver, which requires the agency to provide notice on policy and actions related to agency personnel, public loans, grants, benefits and contracts.
While...
In brief: RFK Jr. in as HHS Sec, Schafhauser in as Homecare Champ, Carter in as OxyGo CEO
February 14, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a largely party-line vote of 52-48.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was the lone Republican to vote no.
Kennedy will replace Acting Secretary Dorothy Fink in overseeing the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and CMS.
While Kennedy made a name for himself during the election for his focus...
Kennedy confirmed as health secretary
February 13, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a largely party-line vote of 52-48.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was the lone Republican to vote no.
Kennedy will replace Acting Secretary Dorothy Fink in overseeing the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and CMS.
While Kennedy made a name for himself during the election for his focus...