Grassley, Rubio Call on HHS IG to Examine CMS Payments to Chinese-linked Companies
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Grassley, Rubio Call on HHS IG to Examine CMS Payments to Chinese-linked Companies WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a today to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Inspector General (IG) Joanne M. Chiedi requesting oversight on potential payments made to U.S. entities with partnerships to companies with ties to the Chinese government. `According to a February 2019 report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified national security risks related to sharing genomic data, and recognizes...