Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas to get HHS Nod
As has been rumored for some time, two-time Democratic Governon Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas will be nominated by President Obama to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Because of the deeper investigation into each new nominee's finances and business affairs, it is unclear whether the Governor will be formally nominated this week or next, however, an adviser was quoted anonymously as saying that there are no other candidates near the top at the moment.
The impact on reform
As I've mentioned before, Governor Sebelius is an excellent choice for the role of spearheading health care reform efforts, because of her years of experience in working with industry while she was the Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, and also because of her extremely effective bipartisan efforts at reform while she served as Governor.
I believe that bipartisanship will be first and foremost on the Administration's mind as it attempts to push through some form of universal coverage past a recalcitrant Congress, entrenched industry interests, and overall ideological opposition to reform that borders on the religious in some parts of the political spectrum.
Having had a relatively tough time passing the financial stimulus bill, Mr. Obama and his Administration could be facing a possibly even more formidable set of opponents as they try to overhaul the decades-old way that Americans pay for health care.
Governor Sebelius' experience in the health care arena, coupled with her bipartisan reputation, will be instrumental in moving any bill through the congressional committees that will invariably try to kill anything that resembles real change.
posted by KJ Wojciechowski at 9:13 PM
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