Case Number: 18-549

HHS Records Regarding Seema Verma Communications with State Representatives

July 16, 2019
Records from the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding communications between CMS administrator Seema Verma and representatives of various states she worked for in a previous position as a healthcare consultant.

HHS Emails With States Regarding Medicaid and Medicare

January 17, 2019
Emails from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within Health and Human Services regarding communications with Arkansas, Iowa, and Ohio on changes to Medicaid.

HHS Records Regarding Communications Between Seema Verma and Dennis Smith

September 21, 2018
HHS records in response to our FOIA request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for all communications between CMS Administrator Seema Verma and Dennis Smith of the Arkansas Department of Human Services. Records include email correspondence between March and July 2017, including 6 emails from Smith to Verma regarding thoughts and suggestions on healthcare legislation, Medicaid, and Arkansas-specific concerns.

HHS Records Regarding CMS Administrator Seema Verma’s Communcations With SVC Inc or HMA Medicaid Market Solutions

September 12, 2018
HHS records in response to a FOIA request regarding Verma’s communications with SVC Inc. or HMA Medicaid Market Solutions from January 17, 2017-August 20, 2017. Records include an invitation from HMA for Verma to speak at an industry conference in September 2017.

HHS Records Regarding CMS Administrator Verma’s Involvement in Medicaid Applications by Kentucky, Indiana, and Iowa

September 12, 2018
Health and Human Services (HHS) records in response to a FOIA request seeking records reflecting involvement by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma in Medicaid applications of Indiana, Iowa, and Kentucky. This document includes one email from a lobbyist whom Verma had previously met with in Kentucky.

No Records Response from HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Reflecting Involvement by Seema Verma in Medicaid Waiver Applications by Indiana

May 2, 2018
No records response from Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in response to a FOIA request seeking records related to Seema Verma's involvement in any pending Medicaid waiver applications by Kentucky, Indiana, and Iowa.

American Oversight Sues HHS and CMS for Verma Ethics Records

March 9, 2018
American Oversight sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to learn whether CMS Administrator Seema Verma violated ethics rules by working on issues related to her former consulting clients.

FOIA to HHS/CMS Regarding Seema Verma

January 26, 2018
FOIA to CMS seeking communications between Seema Verma and various offices related to Medicaid.

FOIA to HHS/CMS Regarding Seema Verma Seeking Communications with States

January 26, 2018
FOIA to CMS seeking communications between Seema Verma and representatives of various states she worked for in a previous position as a healthcare consultant.