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Administrator Seema Verma
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Administrator Seema Verma
@SeemaCMS
Seema Verma served as the CMS Administrator, March 2017-Jan 2021. This is an archived account.
Baltimore, MD
Joined January 2017
- Through the 1135 waiver, #Medicare beneficiaries, who are at higher risk for #COVID19, will be able to receive a specific set of services through telehealth including common office visits, mental health counseling and preventive health screenings. cms.gov/newsroom/press…
- Did I get your attention? Good. Medicare for All isn’t a joke. It’s a multi-trillion dollar drain on the American economy that will bankrupt future generations. It’s government controlled health care that will strip choice away from millions. It’s a bad idea. And it IS scary.
- We are waiving the out-of-pocket costs associated with #COVID2019 testing, increasing the availability of telemedicine options, allowing early refills of prescription medicines and connecting people with a reassuring voice on the phone. humananews.com/2020/03/humana… #coronavirus
- .@CMSGov has taken additional actions to ensure #Medicare-participating hospital emergency departments continue to implement infection control procedures required under federal regulation, & reinforcing obligations to care for patients in face of #COVID19. cms.gov/newsroom/press…
- .@CMSGov has issued additional guidance about telehealth benefits in #Medicare to ensure beneficiaries are aware of accessible benefits that can both keep them healthy & help prevent the spread of #COVID19. cms.gov/newsroom/press…
- .@CMSGov has expanded its guidance to nursing homes on how facilities should monitor, limit or restrict visitors & staff w/ potential illness, & transferring or accepting patients who have tested positive for or are suspected to have #COVID19. cms.gov/newsroom/press…
- Thanks, @UnitedHealthGrp, for helping ensure your communities have coverage for the #COVID19 testing and treatment they need.Our top priority is the health and wellbeing of our members & patients. How we’re taking action for #COVID19: uhg.co/COVID19
- To ensure individuals who may be impacted by #COVID19 have access to care, @CMSGov is encouraging states to utilize existing federal flexibility to provide #Medicaid services through telemedicine. medicaid.gov/medicaid/benef…
- “Thanks to this bold step, Medicare will no longer be a powerless price taker, and American seniors will no longer foot the bill for the world’s innovation while other countries take a free ride.” hhs.gov/about/news/202…
- Starting January 1st, the Most Favored Nation (MFN) model will test paying for select, high-cost Part B drugs based, in part, on what other countries pay. This approach introduces market competition into #Medicare, directly and immediately lowering beneficiaries’ costs for drugs.
- The recent federal court decision is still moving through the courts, and the exchanges are still open for business and we will continue with open enrollment. There is no impact to current coverage or coverage in a 2019 plan.
