White House Office of Health Reform

The White House Office of Health Reform was a new government entity in the United States created by President Barack Obama . The office was a component of the Domestic Policy Council in the Office of White House Policy . The Director of the Office of Health Reform is titled the Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Office of Health-Care Reform . The first and last Director was Nancy-Ann Min DeParle . ^[1] Obama had originally picked former Senator Tom Daschle for the role, but Daschle withdrew after a scandal broke over his unpaid taxes. ^[2] Jeanne Lambrew served as Deputy Director from 2009 to 2011. Linda Douglass served as the office's director of communications from May 2009 to April 2010. ^[3]

In 2011, the White House abolished the Office of Health Reform and transferred its work to the Domestic Policy Council. Melody Barnes , who was the Director of the Domestic Policy Council at the time, assumed the duties of the office. ^[4]

References [ edit ]

^ "President Obama Will Nominate Governor Kathleen Sebelius Secretary of HHS, Announces Release of $155 Million of ARRA Funds for Health Clinics Across America" (Press release). Office of the Press Secretary. 2009-03-02 . Retrieved 2009-06-08 .
^ Scherer, Michael (2009-03-03). "Obama's Health Czar: Behind the Scenes but Leading the Charge" . Time . ISSN 0040-781X . Archived from the original on March 5, 2009 . Retrieved 2016-05-15 .
^ "Linda Douglass to Join Bloomberg Media as Global Head of Communications" . Bloomberg.com . 2015-07-07 . Retrieved 2020-09-30 .
^ Matthew DoBias (24 November 2012). "White House to Reshuffle Energy, Health Reform Offices" . NationalJournal. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013 . Retrieved 23 January 2017 .

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[1] "President Obama Will Nominate Governor Kathleen Sebelius Secretary of HHS, Announces Release of $155 Million of ARRA Funds for Health Clinics Across America" (Press release). Office of the Press Secretary. 2009-03-02 . Retrieved 2009-06-08 .

[2] Scherer, Michael (2009-03-03). "Obama's Health Czar: Behind the Scenes but Leading the Charge" . Time . ISSN 0040-781X . Archived from the original on March 5, 2009 . Retrieved 2016-05-15 .

[3] "Linda Douglass to Join Bloomberg Media as Global Head of Communications" . Bloomberg.com . 2015-07-07 . Retrieved 2020-09-30 .

[4] Matthew DoBias (24 November 2012). "White House to Reshuffle Energy, Health Reform Offices" . NationalJournal. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013 . Retrieved 23 January 2017 .

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