“Dive Brief:
- CMS Administrator Seema Verma’s testimony in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday raised further questions about the Trump administration’s preparedness should the Affordable Care Act be struck down.
- Verma would not provide details on President Donald Trump’s promised healthcare plan in several fiery exchanges with House Democrats over the fate of Americans with pre-existing conditions, adult children under the age of 26 on their parents’ plans and the roughly 21 million people who would lose coverage if the landmark law is invalidated.
- ‘The president has made clear that we will have a plan in action to ensure Americans will have access to insurance,’ Verma said. ‘I’m not going to give any details of the plan…'”Read the full article here.
Source: Verma dodges backup plan if ACA is struck down – By Rebecca Pifer, October 23, 2019. Healthcare Dive.
