Here are four highlights:
1. An HHS spokesperson said the ethics agreement with Ms. Verma would address any possible conflict issues.
2. CG Roll Call reports the Office of Government Ethics and Ms. Verma’s agreement discussion could focus on contacts she made with CMS during her time as a Medicaid consultant. In 2013, Ms. Verma testified before the House’s Energy and Commerce Committee’s health panel about her clients in South Carolina, Maine, Nebraska, Iowa and Idaho.
3. When Ms. Verma spoke before the health panel in 2013, she detailed why she supported more state control of Medicaid programs, saying “These regulations disempower individuals from taking responsibility for their health, allow utilization of services without regard for the public cost, and foster dependency.”
4. While many conservatives applaud Ms. Verma’s selection, CG Roll Call reports Democrats may be wary of the pick over concerns of a reduced federal role in CMS’ management. Ms. Verma played an active role in vice president-elect Mike Pence’s ACA Medicaid expansion model, Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0.
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