meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
What Next | Daily News and Analysis

The Trump Appointee on a Mission to Gut Medicaid

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate Podcasts

News, Daily News, News Commentary

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

A few weeks back the Trump administration made an announcement. They rolled out a new health care policy called the Healthy Adult Opportunity. It’s a policy that would give states the option of reducing benefits for millions of Medicaid patients. This is only the latest in a line of attempts to scale back the Medicaid program by Seema Verma. Why is this such a priority for the Trump administration and Verma herself? And how are Republicans trying to square cuts to such a popular program in an election year? Guest: Dan Diamond, host of Pulse Check and writes the POLITICO Pulse — a morning briefing on health care politics and policy. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Fever tree Mediterranean tonic water

0:02.9

Pfft!

0:03.9

Made with zesty lemon time from a small family farm in Provence

0:08.7

and essential oils from herbs that grow in the Mediterranean sunshine.

0:13.5

So, if three quarters of your G&T is a Fever tree tonic,

0:18.8

maybe it's time to call it a T&G.

0:22.4

Fever tree, mix with the best.

0:26.9

Oh, that takes me straight to the med.

0:34.9

I want you to think back to late January, to January 30th, actually.

0:38.9

The United States Senate may be on the eve tonight of deciding whether to call witnesses

0:44.5

before deciding President Trump's fate.

0:47.2

Washington was in the middle of impeachment drama.

0:50.2

The fight over witnesses was raging, but just a short drive from the Senate chamber.

0:55.1

There was this other thing happening, something that the Trump administration had wanted

0:59.2

for years.

1:00.2

Good morning and welcome.

1:02.5

And thank you Secretary Azar and Director Grogon for all of your support on this important

1:07.5

policy.

1:08.5

This is SEMA Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.

1:13.2

She oversees the two programs.

1:15.1

And she was there to announce the administration's new healthcare policy.

1:18.6

The Trump administration's healthy adult opportunity is a groundbreaking new policy that holds

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Slate Podcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Slate Podcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.