Entity: Department of Health and Human Services

No Records Response from HHS Regarding Ethics Guidance on Staying at Trump Organization Properties

August 24, 2017
Department of Health and Human Services stated that it had no records of any ethical guidance regarding federal employees staying at or otherwise spending money at Trump-owned properties.

FOIA Request to HHS for Waivers and Recusals Issued to Seema Verma

August 17, 2017
FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services for all recusal determinations, and conflict or ethics waivers or authorizations made or issued to Seema Verma.

FOIA Request to CMS for communications between Seema Verma and Dennis Smith

August 17, 2017
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.

FOIA Request to CMS for records reflecting involvement by Seema Verma in pending Medicaid applications by Kentucky, Indiana, and Iowa

August 17, 2017
FOIA request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for all records indicating any involvement by CMS Administrator Seema Verma in the pending Medicaid waiver applications by Kentucky, Indiana, and Iowa.

FOIA Request to CMS for Emails Between Seema Verma and Authorization-Required States

August 17, 2017
FOIA request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for all emails between CMS Administrator Seema Verma and anyone acting on behalf of the seven states for which Administrator Verma is required to receive a waiver before communicating with (Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina, and Virginia).

FOIA Request to CMS for Communication Between Seema Verma and Companies With Whom She Has a Current or Former Relationship

August 17, 2017
FOIA request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for any communications between CMS Administrator Seema Verma and SVC Inc, HMA Medicaid Market Solutions, and Health Management Associates.

FOIA Request to HHS for Records, Documents, and Communication Regarding Video Advertisements against the ACA

August 17, 2017
FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services for all records, communications with members of Congress or Congressional staff, and decision memoranda regarding the decision to advertise against the Affordable Care Act

FOIA Request to HHS for Budget, Expenditures, and Appropriations for Advertising and Public Relations

August 17, 2017
FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services for all records, communications with members of Congress or Congressional staff, and decision memoranda regarding the decision to advertise against the Affordable Care Act

New Health Care Documents Show Effort to Hide Details of Negotiations

August 2, 2017
New documents released today show the Trump administration taking extraordinary steps to hide the details of its health care reform negotiations with top congressional leaders including House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Status Report and Request of Hearing: American Oversight v. HHS and OMB — Obamacare Repeal Negotiations

August 2, 2017
American Oversight sued HHS and OBM for failure to comply with FOIA (HHS-17-0024; OMB-17-0025). This is the status report and request for a hearing.