Tag archives: Seema Verma

CMS requests comments on the use of new technologies in the Medicare and Medicaid programs

By Jeff Wurzburg (US) on October 24, 2019 Posted in Regulatory

On Monday, October 21, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a request for information (RFI) soliciting comments on the use of new technologies in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In a blog post accompanying the release of the RFI, CMS Administrator Seema Verma referenced the Government Accountability Office’s designation of “Medicare … Continue reading

News from DC – Department of Health and Human Services Nominees

By on February 20, 2017 Posted in News from DC

Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) President Trump’s nominee for the Secretary of HHS, Tom Price (R-GA), was confirmed on February 10, 2017, by a 52-47 Senate vote. As a U.S. Representative, Tom Price had voted against the Affordable Care Act, and subsequently led efforts to repeal it. He also endorsed plans … Continue reading