Post Speculates McClellan Will Step Down
Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that Mark McClellan, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may soon announce his resignation. Despite the chatter, when asked about his impending resignation, McClellan dodged questions, stating, "I'll be happy to talk to you when I have something to say."
Before assuming this position, McClellan was the commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisors and a health policy advisor to President Bush. The Post speculates that McClellan will leave his post to either return to academia or to work in the private sector.
Before assuming this position, McClellan was the commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisors and a health policy advisor to President Bush. The Post speculates that McClellan will leave his post to either return to academia or to work in the private sector.
posted by Jayne E. Juvan at 10:29 PM
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McClellan has formally announced his resignation. See the article at http://www.upi.com/HealthBusiness/view.php?StoryID=20060905-113609-6265r.
There's an interesting article in the Washington Post from today: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/13/AR2006091301576.html
I wonder what will happen with pay for performance and Medicare prescription drug benefit with a new CMS Administrator. Nice content in your blog.
It will be interesting to see whether the new administrator continues to implement McClellan's vision. In addition to pay for performance and the Medicare prescription drug benefit, I wonder whether the incoming administrator will continue to focus on the implementation of health information technology systems. See the article at Healthcare IT news, which credits McClellan with advances in this area: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=5485
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