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NEW HHS SECRETARY NOMINEE COULD BOOST HOME CARE
Published on Mon Feb 09, 2009
Familiar IPS-era face shows up again in key Obama administration post. Home care providers are feeling hopeful after President Barack Obama's second nomination for the head of the Department of Health and Human Services. After former Sen. Tom Daschle withdrew from consideration for HHS secretary due to tax issues, Obama has taken nearly a month to put forth a new nominee. However, his choice could augur well for home care, one trade group says. "Kathleen Sebelius has a remarkable intellect, unquestioned integrity, and the kind of pragmatic wisdom you'll tend to find in a Kansan," the president said in nominating the Kansas governor for the position. In the past, Sebelius has expressed appreciation for the National Association for Home Care & Hospice's commitment to improving the availability of home care and hospice, NAHC reports. NAHC's Val Halamandaris, who has worked with Sebelius in various politically appointed positions, says he is [...]