As the presumptive architect of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s transition plan, former HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt would be a strong proponent for modeling future Medicare Parts A and B reforms on the Part D program. News that Leavitt has been recruited to develop plans for a transitional government if Romney prevails in the November election was widely reported during the week of June 3.
Leavitt served in the George W. Bush administration as HHS secretary from 2005-2009, overseeing the launch of the Medicare Part D program in 2006. He is the founder and current...