Becker's Healthcare February 12, 2025
House Republicans released a budget blueprint on Feb. 12 that orders the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid, to find $880 billion in savings from fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
The budget resolution does not specify how the committee must cut costs by $880 billion, but Medicare and Medicaid are by far the largest programs under its oversight. The $880 billion makes up more than half of the $1.5 trillion total cost reductions Republican lawmakers aim to achieve over the 10-year period.
In Early February, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency had gained access to CMS systems, which manage more than $1 trillion in annual payments. DOGE had been examining CMS spending data for potential...
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