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Medicare update: Major change sparks alarm from lawmakers

By Newsweek  
   August 11, 2025

More than a dozen House Democrats pressed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz in a letter last week over CMS's announced plans to expand prior authorization requirements to traditional Medicare through a pilot program.

The new model incorporates artificial intelligence to help make decisions and is being tested in six states beginning in January.

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