Thursday, November 20, 2008

new hhs head.

Obama appointed another health care "expert" (this time on lobbying) to his staff. tom daschle.

From wiki: he has signed on as a Senior Policy Advisor with the K Street law firm Alston & Bird.[9][10] Health care interests, including CVS Caremark, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, Abbott Laboratories and HealthSouth, are among the firm's lobbying clients.[4] The firm was paid $5.8 million between January and September 2008 to represent companies and associations before Congress and the executive branch, with 60 percent of that money coming from the health industry.[5]

more later....

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