Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
United States federal agency
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| April 7 2025 | Mehmet Oz becomes the administrator of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. |
| January 31 2025 | Jeff Wu's term ends, with Stephanie Carlton becoming Acting Administrator. |
| January 20 2025 | Chiquita Brooks-LaSure's term ends, with Jeff Wu becoming Acting Administrator. |
| September 19 2023 | The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing where Dora Hughes defended the proposed Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway, which would restrict coverage for breakthrough medical devices to five reviews per year. |
| September 2021 | CMS submitted a proposal to repeal the breakthrough technology coverage rule due to safety concerns. |
| May 27 2021 | Chiquita Brooks-LaSure was sworn in as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), becoming the first black woman to serve in this role. |
| January 2021 | CMS passed a rule to cover 'breakthrough technology' for four years after FDA approval. |
| January 20 2021 | Seema Verma's term ends, with Elizabeth Richter becoming Acting Administrator under President Joe Biden. |
| October 2018 | CMS reported a data breach affecting 75,000 people's personal information due to a hack. |
| February 2018 | CMS removed a notice preventing insurance companies from charging physicians fees, potentially leading to up to 5% fees on doctor compensation. |
| January 2018 | CMS released guidelines for states to impose work requirements for Medicaid coverage, following President Trump's announcement. |
| March 14 2017 | Seema Verma becomes administrator, serving under President Donald Trump. |
| March 18 2015 | Marilyn Tavenner leaves office on March 18, 2015, with Andy Slavitt becoming Acting Administrator. |
| April 2014 | CMS released raw claims data from 2012 revealing billing patterns of doctors under Medicare. |
| 2011 | An inspector general report found CMS had paid $23 million in benefits to deceased beneficiaries. |
| December 2 2011 | Marilyn Tavenner becomes administrator. |
| December 2 2011 | Donald Berwick concludes his tenure as administrator. |
| July 7 2010 | Donald Berwick becomes administrator, serving under President Barack Obama. |
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