Friday, December 19, 2025

CMS and HHS: POLITICO – “Battle inside Humphrey Building spills over”

“The long-simmering fight between HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema Verma is attracting attention following a POLITICO report, with allies of both officials publicly and privately pointing fingers at the other.”

“The head of CMA [sic] Seema Verma a debilitatingly weak link at HHS,” tweeted Laura Ingraham. “So of course her minions are trying to foist blame on others thru a pattern of obv leaks. (Sound familiar?)”

“It’s an unusual attack from a Fox News host on a Trump appointee, with one necessary caveat: Ingraham is a longtime friend of Azar — a point not lost on Verma’s allies. “It’s open war now,” one told PULSE…” Read the full article here.

Source: Battle inside Humphrey Building spills over – By Dan Diamond, December 2, 2019. POLITICO.

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Jackie Gilbert
Jackie Gilbert
Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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