Former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle has been chosen to become the new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Daschle has been a close advisor to president-elect Barack Obama, and his long experience on Capitol Hill makes him a prime choice to steer health legislation through Congress. Reform advocates consider the selection a sign that the Obama administration will fulfill its promises to make health reform a top priority.
Daschle's familiarity with health policy issues is evident in the book he recently co-authored: Critical: What We Can Do About the Healthcare Crisis. But with less administrative experience than the governors who preceded him, …
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