wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 2/19/2009
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Top advisers to President Obama are telling the New York Times that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) — the former insurance commissioner and two term blue governor from a red state with a knack for bipartisanship — is Obama’s top choice to head the Department of Health and Human ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 2/16/2009
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corner.nationalreview.com —
In this piece in today's Washington Post, advocates
for Obama-style health reform express anxiety that the withdrawal...
of former Sen. Tom Daschle's nomination to be Secretary of the Health and Human Services (HHS) has set back the Administration's ...
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OMB in the Health-Care Driver's Seat, For Now
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 2/26/2009
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Details are slowly leaking about the health care
provisions in Obama’s budget and so far, the news...
sounds promising . The administration plans to set aside $634 billion over 10 years for reforming the health care system, lower costs and expand ...
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Obama Health Budget: It’s A Boat Load Of Money, But Good ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/20/2009
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As soon as Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination
to be HHS Secretary , a lot of liberal...
bloggers started throwing around the names of Howard Dean and John Kitzaber, both former Democratic governors and both physicians, to replace him. Neither, we noted ...
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Sebelius Update
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What are Kathleen Sebelius’ views on health care?
Think Progress —
... The Wonk Room reviews Sebelius’ record on health care and concludes “her ability to reach health policy decisions by soliciting the views of a broad spectrum of stakeholders suggests that ...
What are Kathleen Sebelius? views on health care?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... : It remained unclear whether the White House would finish vetting Ms. Sebelius in time to nominate her by next week. Advisers described her as “the leading candidate,” although they said other names were still in discussion and emphasized that no final decision had been made . The Wonk Room reviews Sebelius’ record on health care and concludes “her ability to reach health policy decisions by soliciting the views of a broad spectrum of stakeholders suggests that ...
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