The House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman is calling for an investigation into a Trump health official's use of contractors, following a POLITICO report
"These contracts are a highly questionable use of taxpayer dolllars," Pallone said in a statement Friday. "I intend to ask the HHS OIG to immediately begin an investigation into how these contracts were approved, whether all regulations and ethical guidelines were followed, and why taxpayers are stuck paying for these unnecessary services.
CMS' top spokesperson, Tom Corry, defended the agency's reliance on contractors. But he could not specify how much CMS has spent on them, and said the agency is cutting back on its use of contractors.
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