“We want to make sure people with pre-existing conditions have coverage,” said Seema Verma, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Photo: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg)
A top Trump administration health official says there's a contingency plan to preserve a key part of Obamacare if a federal judge in Texas overturns the 2010 law in a court ruling that could come any day.
“We do have contingency plans. We want to make sure people with pre-existing conditions have coverage,” said Seema Verma, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Verma, who spoke at a breakfast with reporters in Washington, declined to give details on the contingency plans.
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