Mark McClellan, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is resigning. McClellen had been CMS chief since March 2004.
According to Medical News Today, McClellan is headed to the conservative think tank, American Enterprise Institute.
McClellan, born right here in Austin, Texas, oversaw the launch of Medicare’s new prescription drug program, Medicare Part D. He is a medical doctor who’s served in the federal government since the late 1990s. He is the brother of Scott McClellan, former White House press secretary.
Updated 9/12: “Experts” speculate about McClellan’s resignation.
