Chief Healthcare Executive February 7, 2025
Ron Southwick

Musk and his DOGE team are now reviewing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Hospitals say they’re looking to preserve funding.

With Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency looking across the federal government to save money, perhaps the only surprise is that he didn’t get to Medicare and Medicaid sooner.

Musk is looking at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, just as he’s been examining the systems of the Department of Treasury and a host of other agencies. At the behest of President Trump, Musk says he’s aiming to slash wasteful spending in the federal government.

The move comes at a time when hospitals have said they are worried about cuts to Medicaid, which enables Americans with low...

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