CMS Layoffs Broader Than Reports Indicate, Former Administrator Brooks-LaSure Says

The "interwoven" nature of the offices within the agency likely means Medicare and Medicaid benefits may be disrupted by staff cuts despite assurances from the administration, Brooks-LaSure warned.

CMS employees were laid off without official explanation or tally from the Trump Administration. (Shutterstock)
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  • CMS staff cuts go beyond those at the payment model innovation center and the center overseeing commercial plans, a former agency administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said.

The extent of the Trump Administration’s layoffs at the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is unclear, but do...

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