White House names Weems acting CMS administrator
Executive Summary
The White House names Kerry Weems acting CMS administrator Sept. 4. In a prepared statement, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said Weems "understands the large fiscal challenges facing Medicare and Medicaid and what it will take to strengthen and sustain those programs for the future." The Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing July 25 that appeared to present no significant hurdles in the confirmation process, but the committee has not yet held a vote to move the nomination to the full Chamber for confirmation (1"The Pink Sheet" July 30, 2007, p. 27). HHS also formalized Herb Kuhn's role as deputy administrator of CMS...
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