Seema Verma

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Most recent articles by Seema Verma

Nursing facilities  – A medical crisis in need of a prescription
Nursing facilities  – A medical crisis in need of a prescription
By
David Chess, MD
Seema Verma
Oct 19, 2022

Nursing facilities have evolved from rest homes to medical facilities over the last 20 years. Patients are sicker, older, have more medical comorbidities and are frailer. They require more assistance with...

CMS was, in fact, way ahead of the pandemic
CMS was, in fact, way ahead of the pandemic
By
Seema Verma
Jun 11, 2020

Over a year ago, even before the first outbreak in Washington state, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provided resources and alerted nursing homes to improve their infection control practices.