Bipartisan Support Of Tavenner For Official CMS Administrator Post Abounds At Confirmation Hearing
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Both Democrats and Republicans had good things to say about Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner’s abilities at her April 9 Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing to become official head of CMS.
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