Verma Unveils State Medicaid Scorecard But Refuses To Judge Efforts

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News)

The Trump administration Monday released a Medicaid “scorecard” intended to show how the nation’s largest health program is performing. But the nation’s top Medicaid official didn’t want to draw any conclusions.

“This is about bringing a level of transparency and accountability to the Medicaid program that we have never had before,” said Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Continue reading article here…

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