Obamacare's lead agency chief announces resignation
Source: Reuters
>>WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Obama administration official who oversaw the botched rollout of the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, announced on Friday she will resign as head of the agency that also manages the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs.
"It is with sadness and mixed emotions that I write to tell you that February will be my last month," Marilyn Tavenner, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said in an email to staff that was seen by Reuters.
A former nurse and hospital executive, Tavenner, 63, joined CMS in February 2010, a month before President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. She enjoyed widespread bipartisan support in Congress as a private sector leader who had also served as Virginia's health and human resources secretary.
An administration official said Tavenner was leaving "at the right time" after her agency had hired capable new officials in leadership positions. "She's been here for five years and it's a 24/7 job," the official said.
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