The silence of CMS

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I’m going longer on this newsletter’s main item. It’s about a federal agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that should consider a 2026 resolution: End the opacity with reporters and the public.

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$39

Totals $468 per year

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for 3 months, then $399/year

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