Tag: Robert F. Kennedy
CMS, HHS tout enrollment enforcement of duplicate subsidies
October 15, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2026 identified 189,000 people who had subsidized Obamacare coverage through the Federal Marketplace and who either had duplicate Medicare, Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage or were deceased. CMS says it took swift action to remove Obamacare subsidies for these people to save taxpayer dollars. “Taxpayers should not foot the bill for duplicate coverage or subsidies for people who have...
HHS invests $27.8M in fall prevention programs
October 12, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), has announced the recipients of three falls prevention initiatives totaling up to $27.8 million over three years.
HHS says the funding will expand proven programs, strengthen connections between health care providers and community organizations, and help states and local partners reach more older adults before a fall leads to injury or loss of independence.
“A...
CMS drops 750K from Federal Marketplace
September 23, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has cancelled approximately 315,000 unauthorized enrollments in the Federal Marketplace covering more than 760,000 individuals. The agency says this will return roughly $2.2 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies.
“CMS is strengthening safeguards, pursuing bad actors, and holding agents and brokers accountable when they break the rules,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Under President Trump, HHS will...
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
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...