Seema Verma

Feds to track and share information on nursing home outbreaks

By Candice Choi, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Women in Healthcare panel hosted by Seema Verma (R), Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, at the White House on March 22, 2017. Photo By Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Trump administration proposes change in state funding for Medicaid

The Trump administration is offering states a new Medicaid deal: more control over health care spending on certain low-income residents if they agree to a limit on how much the feds kick in. The plan is optional for states, and…

By Associated Press

WATCH: One-on-one with Trump’s Medicare and Medicaid chief Seema Verma

Seema Verma discussed her views on President Donald Trump’s plan for sustaining public health insurance programs, how the administration would respond if Obamacare is struck down by the courts in the future, and her thoughts on how the latest Medicare…

By Jason Kane

Seema Verma, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, speaks at the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., April 29, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

HHS defends Trump appointee over lost jewelry claim

The government on Monday defended a top Trump administration health official who sought a reimbursement from taxpayers of $47,000, reportedly including a $5,900 Ivanka Trump-brand pendant, for items stolen during a work-related trip.

By Associated Press

Agents from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office (HHS) of the Inspector General are pictured during a morning briefing in this undated photograph provided on April 28, 2015. Photo courtesy: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General/Handout via Reuters

Abuse in nursing facilities went unreported, watchdog finds

Auditors with the Health and Human Services inspector general's office estimate that in 2016 about 6,600 cases reflected potential neglect or abuse that was not reported.

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

HHS watchdog to examine Medicare chief’s publicity spending

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Democrats complained that Seema Verma has steered taxpayer money to political allies at the same time her agency slashed the ad budget for the Affordable Care Act, hindering enrollment.

Column: How to navigate Medicare options as Trump officials boost private plans

By Philip Moeller

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services appears to be accelerating its shift away from original Medicare toward Medicare Advantage programs, writes columnist Philip Moeller.

Despite promise to ‘drain the swamp,’ Trump administration waives ex-lobbyists into government

By Julie Bykowicz and Chad Day, Associated Press

President Donald Trump’s administration has granted about two dozen ethics waivers to ex-lobbyists and others now working in government — outpacing former President Barack Obama’s administration.

Under Trump, states may demand work for Medicaid

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

In a break from past policy, the federal Health and Human Services department has notified governors it stands ready to permit new state programs encouraging work.

Trump pick Seema Verma sworn in to head Medicare and Medicaid

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's pick to run Medicare and Medicaid won confirmation Monday from a divided Senate as lawmakers braced for another epic battle over the government's role in health care and society's responsibility toward the vulnerable.