Speaking at a POLITICO event, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure suggested that Elon Musk and his team don't have sufficient expertise in Medicare.
The Department of Health and Human Services reportedly began dismissing 3,600 probationary employees on Friday.
Wied addresses recent aviation disasters and close calls, controversy over Elon Musk's involvement in the federal government and potential cuts to Medicaid.
Democratic governors held a press conference on Tuesday, sounding the alarm on Trump’s threat to Medicaid and signaling a Democratic messaging priority.
Sen. Peter Welch says he’s concerned about Elon Musk’s access to sensitive FEMA and Medicaid information that could jeopardize Vermonters’ personal information.
Former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said she is concerned with the speed at which Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is scrapping federal programs to cut costs.
Republican Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) went on CNN comedy show “Have I Got News For You” Saturday — and found himself in enemy territory. The frequent supporter of Donald Trump was the recipient of multiple barbs as the panel discussed the president’s first month in office and Elon Musk-led slashing of the government workforce.
Any that takes place appears to be of the small change, one-person-at-a-time sort, not the larger-scale continuing issues at Medicaid and Medicare.
Every single member of Congress must publicly pledge that they will keep the promises Trump made on the campaign trail to not cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid.  The only efficiency Elon Musk cares about is how efficiently he can take your money to line his own pockets.
Elon Musk has said that Social Security benefits could increase as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues its investigations into the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Billionaire Elon Musk has said there is widespread fraud taking place in the payment of "federal entitlements" like Social Security. Social Security benefits are paid to more than 70 million Americans on a monthly basis, and help form the bedrock of income for many retirees, survivors of deceased claimants and disabled people.