CMS Is ‘Open for Business,’ Oz Says, as Agency Seeks New Innovation Models

May 16
May 16, 2025

Two months after announcing that it would end four payment models early and not implement two proposed models, CMS’s Center for Medicare and Medication Innovation (CMMI) on May 13 disclosed some of its priorities during President Donald Trump’s second administration, although it did not reveal any new models. Speaking at the Duke-Margolis Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., that same day, CMMI Director Abe Sutton and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, M.D., said the agency is seeking evidence-based approaches that will improve outcomes, save money and be applicable to a large number of beneficiaries.

Oz also mentioned that CMS is “open for business,” referring to a request for information it revealed on May 13 for public input on improving health technologies that could be used to promote value-based care and other initiatives. He said that “we want to have a lot of good ideas percolating to the top, ideas that government could maybe try to do.” But he added that he believes “it’s better for the private sector to solve this” rather than the public sector.
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Tim has been a reporter and editor for newspapers, websites and magazines for more than 20 years, including 10 years covering health care business topics. He has a deep knowledge of the managed care industry and pharmacy benefit management. He also has experience covering medical conferences and clinical and legislative health care issues. In 2014, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing selected Tim as one of 15 journalists to participate in a national symposium on the Affordable Care Act. Tim has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.