President Trump’s nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services refused to endorse giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices, an idea the president has endorsed.

Seema Verma, who headed the creation of Indiana’s Medicaid Program, hedged when asked if she supported giving Medicare negotiating power during her confirmation hearing Thursday.

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