Seema Verma, a U.S. government official and advocate for change in the healthcare system, has launched reform campaigns to improve Medicare and Medicaid. She has successfully brought down Medicare Advantage plan premiums and increased accessibility for patients. Verma also improved Medicare Part D coverage for prescription drugs, reducing costs and increasing plan options. She focused on transparency, implementing rules for hospital price transparency and making it easier for patients to access their medical records. Verma's reforms also shifted payment structures to incentivize outcomes over the number of procedures performed. She continues to advocate for further reforms to reduce costs and improve quality in healthcare.

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