Verma will reject any single-payer state waivers

Modern Healthcare: CMS Administrator Seema Verma pumped the brakes Wednesday on growing political momentum to launch a Medicare for all program.

"We have all heard the drumbeat for what advocates of a government-run—socialized—healthcare system call 'Medicare for All,' " Verma said in a speech Wednesday at the Commonwealth Club of California. "By choosing a socialized system, you are giving the government complete control over the decisions pertaining to your care, or whether you receive care at all."

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