Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Appears in 3 stories
Announced the cancellations with Vance; imposed broker freeze
On Aug. 31, CMS canceled 315,000 ACA marketplace policies covering 760,000 people, citing suspected fraud. The White House made the move public Sept. 22, saying brokers enrolled many without their knowledge and some enrollees may not exist.
Updated Sep 29
Co-announcing RAPID pathway
For nearly a decade, medical device makers have faced the same bottleneck: the FDA clears a breakthrough device, and then Medicare spends another year or more deciding whether to pay for it. On April 23, 2026, the two agencies jointly announced the Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) pathway — it cuts that timeline to as little as two months. They simultaneously paused the existing Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) program for new applicants, consolidating all breakthrough-device coverage work under RAPID.
Updated May 31
Announced Medicare-related CBD access pilot tied to the executive order
Trump's executive order instructing DOJ to fast-track marijuana's move to Schedule III immediately triggered a familiar split. Public health and industry groups cheered the potential research and tax impacts, while House Republicans organized opposition, urging Trump to keep marijuana in Schedule I.
Updated May 15
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