Verma Pleads Ignorance On How Many Americans Lack Health Insurance

CMS Administrator Seema Verma said Tuesday (May 1) that she has not seen any data on whether the number of uninsured Americans is rising or falling and has not been briefed on the issue. She made her comments on the same day that the Commonwealth Fund released survey data showing the uninsured rate among adults surged from 12.7 percent to 15.5 percent over the past two years. Verma was asked at a reporters’ briefing whether she has looked at any...