McClellan Confirmed as CMS
Administrator
{March 19, 2004 - The Senate March 12 confirmed the
nomination of Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., to be administrator
of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Dr.
McClellan previously served as director of the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). Although an initial confirmation vote
for Dr. McClellan was subjected to a "hold," the
nomination was cleared for approval after Dr. McClellan agreed
to discuss legislation that would allow importation of prescription
drugs from abroad. Additionally, Secretary of Health and Human
Services (HHS) Tommy Thompson announced March 10 that he would
not name Dr. McClellan as chairman of a task force investigating
the feasibility of drug importation.
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