WASHINGTON—As Dr. Mehmet Oz completes his first week as the 17th Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), he shared his agenda and vision for the agency in a press release. A cardiothoracic surgeon and former host "The Dr. Oz Show," he now leads the largest agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with a $1.7 trillion budget, tasked with delivering health outcomes for more than 160 million people.

Alanys Ortiz reads Josephine Senek’s cues before she speaks. Josephine, who lives with a rare and debilitating genetic condition, fidgets her fingers when she’s tired and bites the air when something hurts.

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced it is a winner in this year’s Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. This award marks the 12th Stevie Award BOC has earned since 2013.

WASHINGTON—Following the House's passage of its budget resolution, as Congress forges ahead on crafting a budget reconciliation bill, Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, urged policymakers to protect the critical programs and policies relied on by older adults and families.

Sloan's comments are below:

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Sally Njume-Tatsing, 47, formerly of Pickerington, was sentenced in federal court to 42 months in prison for committing Medicaid fraud. Njume-Tatsing was found guilty in September 2024 on all 13 counts as charged following a jury trial.

According to court documents and trial testimony, in 2017, Njume-Tatsing owned and operated three home health care businesses named Labelle Home Health. The agencies were located in Reynoldsburg, Mt. Vernon and Parma.

SAN MATEO, California—Cala, a bioelectronic medicine provider, announced at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting in San Diego, California, the results from multiple clinical studies further expanding the robust body of evidence for Cala Transcutaneous Afferent Patterned Stimulation (TAPS) Therapy.

COLUMBIA, Maryland—Maxim Healthcare Services (Maxim), a provider of conti

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania—Right at Home, an in-home care franchise with more than 700 locations across the U.S. and five other countries, is targeting Johnstown, Pennsylvania, for its next phase of strategic expansion. The brand plans to open two new units in Johnstown to meet the growing demand for quality in-home care services in the area.

ST. LOUIS—A medical doctor from the Kansas City, Kansas area admitted to accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to order medically unnecessary health care for thousands of patients.

MADISON, Wisconsin—Redox, a provider of health care data interoperability solutions, announced it has joined CommonWell Health Alliance, a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) enabling the federated exchange of patient information across the United States.