Verma Again Bashes Medicare For All, Public Options As Dems Debate Policies

CMS Administrator Seema Verma warned a receptive audience at the Heritage Foundation about what she called the dangers of Medicare for All or a public health insurance option the morning after Democratic primary candidates touted these types of plans on the debate stage in Detroit. The CMS administrator argued that low government reimbursement in either option could run doctors out of Medicare, create long waits for services and drive up costs in competitive private plans. On Tuesday night, the Democrats...