Berwick Resigns As CMS Administrator; Tavenner To Fill Post
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Donald M. Berwick will leave the top spot at CMS Dec. 2, a few weeks before his presidential recess appointment was set to expire, according to Nov. 23 letters to agency staffers from Berwick and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
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