President Barack Obama named Nancy Ann DeParle as the Counselor to the President and Director of the White House Office for Health Reform on March 2, 2009. Kathleen Sebelius was nominated as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. DeParle oversaw Medicare and Medicaid programs during the Clinton administration and is one of the nation's leading experts on health care policy.Cerner: Nancy-Ann DeParleWSJ.com: Obama Announces Sebelius and DeParle for Health Posts (March 2, 2009)
DeParle's is married to New York Times corespondent Jason DeParle.
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Is a longtime consultant on health care policyCerner: Nancy-Ann DeParle
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Key health policy adviser to former President Bill ClintonCerner: Nancy-Ann DeParle
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Served as Tennessee's Commissioner of Human Services from 1987 to 1989The New York Times: Nancy-Ann Min, Jason DeParle (March 23, 1997)
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Bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee, Phi Beta KappaCerner: Nancy-Ann DeParle
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Was Associate Director for Health and Personnel at the White House Office of Management and Budget in the 1990sThe New York Times: Nancy-Ann Min, Jason DeParle (March 23, 1997)
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Helped create the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)Talking Points Memo: Sebelius and Deparle (March 2, 2009)
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Is a director of Cerner Corporation, Boston Scientific and Medco Health Solutions Inc.Portfolio.com: Top Executive Profiles - Nancy-Ann DeParle
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Trustee of the Robert Wood Johnson FoundationCerner: Nancy-Ann DeParle
