US Senate confirms Indian-American to top healthcare post
The US Senate on Monday confirmed President Donald Trump's pick, Indian-American Seema Verma, to run the government's Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Verma, who has been described by the White House as "unquestionably qualified", was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 55-43. Notably, she has helped redesign Medicaid programs in several US states.