Bush nominates EPA chief to head HHS
Compliance Monitor, December 16, 2004
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President Bush nominated Michael O. Leavitt, a former three-term governor of Utah, to be secretary of health and human services, replacing Tommy G. Thompson. He made the announcement December 13.
Leavitt is currently administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a post he's held since November 2003.
The New York Times reported Leavitt is no stranger to the costs and complexities of health care. As chairman of the National Governors Association in 1999 and 2000, he lead the fight for states to revamp Medicaid and welfare programs.
His strategy for Medicaid was to trim benefits a bit for some people so the state could provide basic health insurance coverage to others, especially children, the Times reported.
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