Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
A Closer Look At Trump's Pick To Lead HHS
The Associated Press: Health Nominee Azar Is No Stranger To Management Controversy
Alex Azar, who’s in line to replace a Trump Cabinet secretary who was forced out in controversy, is no stranger to sticky management problems. In Washington, he’s been nominated to replace Tom Price, who resigned in September over questions about his use of private jets. Back in Indiana, Azar was an influential member of a public airport board, tasked with oversight of human resources matters, when he defended the conduct of the airport CEO who was under fire for spending public money on travel, golf fees, steak dinners and Super Bowl tickets. (Slodysko, 12/1)
Bloomberg: Trump Health Nominee Embraces Obamacare Programs The Last Guy Ended
President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee Medicare says he’s a fan of paying doctors and hospitals in new, potentially more efficient ways through experimental payment programs set up under Obamacare. The federal agency he’s been picked and that administers the programs to run just killed off three of them. (Armstrong, 11/30)
