Health Care Reform: Plan for Quick Action Dashed By Daschle Withdrawal
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
The withdrawal of Tom Daschle from consideration as HHS Secretary means there won't be a single focus for health care policy during the upcoming health care reform debate. Can two powerful Democratic legislators and the Obama budget team fill the void?
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