Sebelius for HHS?

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There are reports that Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is being discussed as the leading candidate for Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

 

Sebelius has experience, including eight years as her state's insurance commissioner and six years as a governor running a state Medicaid program. 

 

She also has some bipartisan cred--both professional and personal--which will certainly come in handy.  She is a Democratic governor in a heavy Republican state, and her administration has represented both sides.   Her father was a Democratic governor of Ohio, and her father-in-law was a Republican member of Congress from Kansas. 

 

 She won her first term with a former Republican businessman as her running mate. Her second term was won with the former Republican state party chairman on her ticket.

 

More to come...

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Rick--

We're rooting for whoever gets the job! It is a big, important role, and whoever ends up leading the organization is going to need everyone's support.

Michael,

Who is the company rooting for when it comes to heading the FDA?

Her bipartisan experience is impressive, but don't you think her experience with the insurance companies and patient groups is more relevant?

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