Sen. Wyden Expands Request to HHS to Ensure Verma Complies with Ethics Agreements
"The public deserves clear transparency when it comes to powerful federal officials and their personal financial interests in the programs they are working on," Wyden said. "Avoiding conflicts of interest cannot be done with a wink and a nod."
During Verma's confirmation process, it was disclosed that she had provided consulting services to a number of firms that have contracts involving federal
Wyden's letter comes as HMA announced last
Verma is also subject to the
In March, Wyden asked HHS to describe how Verma would avoid conflicts of interest in states she had previously worked with. HHS missed the deadline to reply to that letter and has still not formally responded to the request to date.
The text of today's letter can be found here and below.
Mr.
Acting General Counsel
Room 713-F
Dear Mr. Davis:
On
HMA is a major national consulting firm primarily focused on serving clients in the publicly funded health care space such as
Administrator Verma's
In addition to HMA, Administrator Verma provided consulting services to a number of other firms that have contracts involving federal
Given Administrator Verma's role in overseeing CMS programs including
1) The process that will be put in place to ensure that the terms and provisions of Administrator Verma's ethics agreement are fully complied with by her with regard to HMA and any of its clients.
2) The process that will be put in place to ensure that Administrator Verma fully complies with the Department's ethics regulations with regard to any matters related to
3) The process that will be put in place to ensure that the requirements and restrictions of the
Because the acquisition of
Sincerely,
Ranking Member
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