(Reuters) -UnitedHealth has sought meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, although it has not secured a meeting yet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley recently met White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to discuss Medicare and other issues, WSJ said, citing a White House official. Hemsley also had dinner […]
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(Reuters) -UnitedHealth has sought meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, although it has not secured a meeting yet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley recently met White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to discuss Medicare and other issues, WSJ said, citing a White House official.
Hemsley also had dinner with Chris Klomp, the official overseeing Medicare in the summer, and discussed Medicare-plan billing policies and supplemental benefits offered under the private Medicare plans, the newspaper said.
In a statement to the WSJ, UnitedHealth said that “public policy shapes healthcare across America, and it’s our responsibility to engage with the administration and Congress at all levels to improve patient access and affordability,” it said, adding that it is especially true now “as critical decisions are being made.”
“The Administration routinely meets with insurers to deliver on the President’s mandate of improving healthcare and lowering costs for everyday Americans,” Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, told the WSJ.
(Reporting by Chandni Shah in BengaluruEditing by David Goodman)