Seema Verma | |
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| 15th Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | |
| In office March 14, 2017 – January 20, 2021[1] | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Tavenner |
| Succeeded by | Chiquita Brooks-LaSure |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1970 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MPH) |
Seema Verma (born September 26, 1970)[2] is a General Manager and Executive Vice President at Oracle Corporation. She was administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the first Donald Trump administration. During her tenure, she was involved in efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, as well as reduce Medicaid benefits and increase restrictions on Medicaid. She was embroiled in ethics and legal controversies related to her use of taxpayer money while in office.
- ^ Lagasse, Jeff. "Elizabeth Richter named interim head of CMS as Biden transitions to new era". Healthcare Finance. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "- NOMINATION OF SEEMA VERMA, TO BE. Administrator, CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES". congress.gov.