Administrator Seema Verma's remarks regarding telehealth given at the Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the Alliance for Connected Care Telehealth Policy Forum for Health Systems (As prepared for delivery – November 15, 2018)

CMS has implemented several initiatives to address improper payments, resulting in this being the first year in improper payment reporting history that the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS), Medicare Part C, Medicare Part D, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program achieved reductions in all five programs’ improper payment rates.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today announced that the agency has taken steps and is monitoring conditions in support of California residents displaced and recovering from the wildfires destroying portions of the state.

Every week during Open Enrollment, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release enrollment snapshots for the HealthCare.gov platform, which is used by the Federally-facilitated Exchanges, the State Partnership Exchanges, and some State-based Exchanges. Week 2 captures enrollment figures for Nov 4-10, 2018.

Administrator Seema Verma's remarks regarding CMS’ drug pricing efforts given at the Biopharma Congress (As prepared for delivery – November 14, 2018)

In 2016, CMS issued a final rule that was a comprehensive rewrite of the Medicaid and CHIP managed care regulations to better align managed care rules with other health care coverage programs.