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Obama's Pick to Head Medicare and Medicaid Resigns Post
President Obama stated he will nominate Marilyn B. Tavenner, the secretary of Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources, to replace Dr. Donald M. Berwick, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Berwick resigned Wednesday after the Senate denied his permanent assignment. Tavenner was Berwick's deputy.
“Don Berwick did outstanding work” in the assignment, said deputy White House press secretary Jamie E. Smith. “It’s unfortunate that a small group of senators obstructed his nomination, putting political interests above the best interests of the American people.”
Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/health/policy/dr-donald-m-berwick-resigns-as-head-of-medicare-and-medicaid.html?ref=health
Source: The New York Times
Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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