Obama Picks Tom Daschle To Head HHS
12 CommentsBy Ed Silverman // November 19th, 2008 // 1:58 pm
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former US Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle to be Health and Human Services secretary. Daschle, of South Dakota, was an early Obama supporter, who encouraged the first-term senator from Illinois to make his presidential run.
He was also an early backer of the failed ‘Billary’ health care reform championed by the Clintons. You can read about his lessons learned in his book “Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis,” which was published in February. In it he proposes a Federal Health Board to “create a public framework for a largely private health-care delivery system,” according to CongressDaily.
Now, among many questions: who would he like to see run the FDA?
Lisa Van S
hmmmm,…. interesting pick!
John Mack
“who would he like to see run the FDA?”
Maybe he can take a look at the candidates in my “Who Should Obama Nominate for FDA Commissioner?” and after voting for his choice, see who the front runners are.
Access the survey here: http://tinyurl.com/634r47
Peter Rost for FDA Commissioner
That’s pretty cool . . . since back in September 2004 I did a press conference with Senator Daschle about reimportation of drugs, on the lawn next to the U.S. Capitol. At least now I know the guy I should apply for a job with . . .
An FDA Reviewer
Dr. Rost,
If you get the job can I stay on?
An FDA Reviewer
Random Walk
He’s back!!!!
Hopefully the Chinese will give the American government the money to pay for the growing health care bureaucracy. We need help from the Chinese and wealthy people… Heck, young workers and immigrants are not sufficient to pay for old people’s social security and Medicare (thank you AARP)… as well as all those bailouts of Wall Street firms, retailers, automobile firms, homeowners, etc.
Justice in MI
John Mack - I took your survey, but the “results so far” never appeared. When will it end so that the final tally will be announced?
Thanks.
Lothar
After Daschle to head the Health and Human Service Secreatry the next question will be: who will be the next FDA commissioner?
I hope it will be Peter Rost, not only because he blew the whistle but he also writes interesting books.
Dr. Rost, will you or someone else continue your blog after you get nominated?
Margaret
Dr. David Graham, a man of great integrity who knows where all the (internal FDA as well as patients) are buried. No ties or allegiances to Pharma.
Jim
Apparently some conflicts of issue have already been raised about Tom Daschel; if he dos not fly and Obama wants someone who is an outspoken critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession in general, how about he reachs across the aisle and chooses Senator Grassley. I must admit though I don’t know Senator Grassley’s stance on the Health Care coverage issue.
Janice
Who will be the Commissioner of the S.S.A.?I filed a Civil action In District Court,for the southern District of Indiana,the Court Reversed the Commissioners decision and ordered the Pmt. of DIB,that was over five years ago and to this day I have not been paid one penny.CASE NO.IP02-565-C-B/S and the Court Awarded EAJA FEES.I am seeking Justice.
Health Care
We all know that Former Senator Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Many Americans feel that this issue regarding the broken health care system needs to be addressed, since the reform of health care was one of his biggest campaign platforms. The budget for the program tops out at about $650 billion, which is one of the largest health care budgets ever. The big pharmaceutical and insurance lobbies are annoyed, because they may not get to profit as much as they would like. Their crocodile tears pale in comparison to the tears cried due to the amount of deaths in this country that arise from inadequate access to health care which is universal in other industrialized nations. Everyone is entitled to have an affordable health care.
Club Penguin Cheats
I hope it will be Peter Rost, not only because he blew the whistle but he also writes interesting books.