DOGE Aides Look Into Medicare Agency Payment Systems

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🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Feb. 5. Representatives from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have been reviewing data at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. WSJ reporter Anna Wilde Mathews tells us what we know about the kind of data they’re looking at, and why. Plus, President Trump signs an executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in school and college sports. We hear from WSJ White House correspondent Natalie Andrews about the impact of the order. And Google announces a rollback of its diversity hiring targets. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Americans love using their credit cards, the most secure and hassle-free way to pay.
0:04.0	But DC politicians want to change that with the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill.
0:08.0	This bill lets corporate megastores pick how your credit card is processed,
0:13.0	allowing them to use untested payment networks that jeopardize your data security and rewards.
0:18.0	Corporate megastores will make more money and you pay the price.
0:22.1	Tell Congress to guard your card because Americans lose when politicians choose. Learn more at
0:28.1	guard your card.com. Doge representatives are searching payment systems at the Centers for Medicare
0:37.0	and Medicaid services.
0:38.3	CMS oversees really some of the most central and widespread programs that the federal government has, particularly Medicare.
0:46.3	But it also has custody of very personal sensitive health information that people all over the country probably feel strongly about.
0:55.8	Plus, President Trump has signed an executive order that bans transgender girls and women from
1:00.7	participating in school and college sports. And Middle Eastern leaders react to Trump's proposal
1:06.3	to take over Gaza. It's Wednesday, February 5th. I'm Alex Oslo for the Wall Street Journal. This is the
1:12.5	PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:18.6	We're starting off this evening with international news. In this morning show, we talked about
1:23.1	President Trump's plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza and permanently move Palestinians out. Now, major powers in the Middle East have weighed in, and Trump's plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza and permanently move Palestinians out.
1:28.6	Now, major powers in the Middle East have weighed in, and Trump's proposal isn't proving to be very popular.
1:34.4	Saudi Arabia said it rejected any efforts to displace Palestinians from their land.
1:39.0	It reaffirmed support for a Palestinian state and said its position was non-negotiable.
1:43.9	The foreign minister of Turkey,
1:45.4	a NATO member, called Trump's idea, quote, absurd. In recent weeks, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab
1:51.4	Emirates, Qatar, and Palestinian leaders have also rejected the idea of relocating Palestinians
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