President nominates HHS assistant secretaries
Executive Summary
President Bush nominates HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cristina Beato to be assistant secretary for health July 23. Beato would replace U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, MD, who has been acting assistant secretary since Eve Slater, MD, resigned in February ("The Pink Sheet" Feb. 10, 2003, p. 10). Administration also names Senate Joint Economic Committee Senior Health Economist Michael O'Grady, PhD, to be HHS assistant secretary for planning & evaluation. O'Grady would replace former ASPE Bobby Jindal (1"The Pink Sheet" Feb. 17, 2003, In Brief)...