Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
A Closer Look At Trump's Pick To Lead HHS
Alex Azar, who鈥檚 in line to replace a Trump Cabinet secretary who was forced out in controversy, is no stranger to sticky management problems. In Washington, he鈥檚 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)
President Donald Trump鈥檚 nominee to oversee Medicare says he鈥檚 a fan of paying doctors and hospitals in new, potentially more efficient ways through experimental payment programs set up under Obamacare.聽The federal agency he鈥檚 been picked and that administers the programs to run just killed off three of them. (Armstrong, 11/30)