CMS director delivers broadside at Medicare for All

Published July 25, 2018 8:23pm ET



President Trump’s Medicare director bashed Democrats’ embrace of expanding Medicare to all Americans, saying it will destroy the entitlement program.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Director Seema Verma said that proponents of Medicare for All do not understand the ramifications of the move. Her comments at a speech in San Francisco before the Commonwealth Club Wednesday comes as Medicare for All is gaining traction among Democrats and progressive candidates ahead of the 2018 midterms.

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