CMS Administrator Search: 3 Obama-Era Officials Being Considered To Lead Biden’s Medicare Agency

The three names under consideration also have a history of focusing on helping underprivileged communities get access to health care.

From left, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Andy Slavitt and Jon Blum are being considered as CMS administrator, Medtech Insight has learned.
From left, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Andy Slavitt and Jon Blum are being considered as CMS administrator. • Source: Manatt/CMS

When it comes to the question of who should succeed Seema Verma as head of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the chatter seems to be centered around three individuals who previously served at the agency under the Obama administration, a source with knowledge of the discussions told the Pink Sheet’s sister publication Medtech Insight.

Another characteristic that seems to bind these individuals together is that, even after their work in government, they have shown...

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