“President Donald Trump has personally tried to settle the long-running feud between his two top health appointees, telling his health secretary to fix the relationship with his Medicare chief, said three individuals with knowledge of the situation.”
“Trump and Seema Verma, who runs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, privately met in mid-November amid escalating tensions between her and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. Around the same time, Trump instructed Azar to smooth things over…”
“Azar and Verma — his subordinate who oversees Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare — have battled for months over policy and personnel. They met Wednesday to try to clear the air, a day after Verma’s meeting with Pence, according to four officials with knowledge…”
“Neither Azar nor Verma’s job is believed to be at immediate risk. But Trump has overruled Azar on multiple policy decisions and shown flashes of irritation with him…” Read the full article here.
Source: Trump pulled into feud between top health officials – By Dan Diamond, Rachana Pradhan, and Adam Cancryn, December 5, 2019. POLITICO.
