Becker's Healthcare November 5, 2025
A pair of U.S. senators sent a letter to CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, seeking answers for what they described as a “rushed launch” of the Medicare Advantage provider-directory tool.
Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in the Nov. 4 letter that they are deeply concerned about reports that the provider-directory tool is “riddled with erroneous, conflicting and duplicative information.”
“While we appreciate CMS’s stated intent to help enrollees more easily navigate and choose a Medicare Advantage, we are concerned that this rushed rollout will mislead millions of seniors as they compare plans, and may cause seniors and people with disabilities to incur medical bills they reasonably believed would be covered.”
They also expressed concern that...
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