Seema Verma (born September 26, 1970) is an American health policy consultant and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She is the founder and previous CEO of SVC, Inc., a health policy consulting firm. During her tenure as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the HHS Inspector General in July 2020 concluded that she spent more than $5 million in federal contracts on politically connected contractors and violated federal contracting rules. More than $3.5 million of taxpayer funds were spent on consultants to promote Verma's public profile. These findings were further reinforced when in September 2020 an independent panel of bicameral Congressional oversight committees concluded that "Congress did not intend for taxpayer dollars to be spent on handpicked communications consultants used to promote Administrator Verma’s public profile and personal brand. Administrator Verma has shown reckless disregard for the public’s trust. We believe she should personally reimburse the taxpayers for these inappropriate expenditures." The panel concluded that she "may have violated federal law," leading Congress to request a still active Government Accountability Office criminal investigation.