Former Senator Tom Daschle Slated to Head Health and
Human Services for Obama
The agency includes Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Nov.
19, 2008 Former Senator Tom Daschle will apparently be the new
Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration, a
key position for health care reform and important to key programs for
senior citizens Medicare and Medicaid. The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services is part of HHS.
After a year of preparation by panel, Senators Call
to Action details policy options, goals for reform; draws backing of
Center for Medicare Advocacy
Democrat Daschle, formerly a South Dakota
representative in the House and Senate, was one of the earliest national
leaders to urge Barack Obama to run for the presidency. Daschle was the
Senate Majority Leader before his re-election defeat in 2004. He now
heads the health care policy group for the Obama transition team.
Ron Pollack, Executive Director of Families USA,
said, The appointment of Senator Daschle as Secretary of the Health and
Human Services Department is the best news possible for those who want
to achieve meaningful health care reform.
Senator Daschle has a deep commitment to securing
high-quality, affordable health care for everyone in our nation. His new
leadership position confirms that the incoming Obama Administration has
made health care reform a top and early priority for action in 2009.
CNN is reporting that Daschle negotiated that he
will also serve as the White House health "czar," or point person, so
that he will report directly to the incoming president.
By wearing two hats, Daschle -- not White House
staffers -- will be writing the health care plan that Obama submits to
Congress next year. (More
at CNN)
Nov.
19, 2008 Former Senator Tom Daschle will apparently be the new
Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration, a
key position for health care reform and important to key programs for
senior citizens Medicare and Medicaid. The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services is part of HHS.
After a year of preparation by panel, Senators Call
to Action details policy options, goals for reform; draws backing of
Center for Medicare Advocacy