STAT+: The silence of CMS

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Welcome BACK. So glad you’re here. I kicked off my 2026 by running a 5k with a friend, and now I’m wondering whether running continues to be a hobby or an elongated midlife crisis. What do you have in store for yourself this year? What tips and documents are you dying to send along? Run everything over here: [email protected].

Why are you the way that you are? 

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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