Health and Human Services Within the White House

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This week I found an article titled, President Trump names Eric Hargan acting HHS secretary, from Fierce Healthcare. I found it an interesting subject to look at health management within the White House. It is crucial to make sure there is a strong, highly educated, person running such an important department. This was a very recent event from last week, so this is the first time I have learned anything about it.
            Mr. Hargans previous experience consumed of his service in the Bush administration and serving on President Trumps HHS transition team. He was supported with seven democrats, one independent and all Republicans. I thought this was interesting because democrats and republicans have different views regarding many health topics such as the ACA. I believe this is a good thing because people of all political parties must believe Mr. Hargan has the peoples best interest in mind. Mr. Hargan will hopefully create new positive energy in the White House that will better off the department of Health and Human Services. It was also said that Mr. Hargan has a strong commitment to public service so he has true experience with the overall population. This is great to hear because he should have some level of expertise in knowing what the public needs.
            After reading this article, I want to further explore health management roles with in the White House. These leaders must all be highly skilled and talented in their work. I am sure they have done various interesting projects to get where they are. That said, I think it would be a great learning opportunity to follow leaders in the White House.

Here is the link to the article:

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/eric-hargan-acting-hhs-secretary-donald-trump-don-j-wright-tom-price

Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 13, 2017 at 6:46 AM

    Healthcare policy is quite a hot topic and a great field to get in to. I am sure as you take your policy class with Prof. Aytur you will see the many influences policy has in this field. As a student and as a professional is it important to stay up to date on not only who is in office but also their stance on pressing matters in healthcare policy. As a student I wish I had looked more into this with the people in office. Take the time to review Mr. Hargan’s stance on coverage, access, and quality initiatives (and more) when you can!

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  2. Mark BonicaOctober 14, 2017 at 5:41 PM

    I echo Meghan's comment - health policy is complex. You might consider following the Health Affairs blog if it interests you.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 17, 2017 at 6:30 AM

    I think you are ahead of many students in healthcare management as you have already recognized the importance of staying aware of the healthcare policy changes within our government.

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