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CMS Nominee Seema Verma Urges Caution On Competitive Bidding Program

 
• By Sue Darcey

Seema Verma, President Trump’s pick to run the US Medicare agency, told the Senate Finance Committee that rural areas should not have to comply with CMS’ medical supplies competitive-bidding program if it is not a good fit. Verma was also questioned on changes she might make to the Affordable Care Act and the Medicare program, but did not offer many specifics.

Seema Verma, Trump’s nominee to head the US Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement agency, CMS, revealed very little about what changes she might make to those programs, but did caution that the agency needs to take care that its competitive-bidding program for medical suppliers does not impact beneficiary access, or cut providers out.

“A federal, one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t always work,” Verma said before the Senate Finance Committee at her Feb. 16 confirmation hearing....

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