HHS ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH BOUFFORD WAS LEE's PRINCIPAL DEPUTY; SHALALA ASSERTING LEADING ROLE IN SELECTING NEXT FDA COMMISSIONER
Executive Summary
Jo Ivey Boufford will take on the duties of HHS acting assistant secretary for health beginning Feb. 3. An MD with an extensive background in hospital management, Boufford has been outgoing Assistant Secretary Philip Lee's top assistant with the title of principal deputy assistant secretary for health.