former Senator Tom Daschle, who was the candidate of President Obama for secretary of health and human rights, withdrew its account name after being unable to overcome pressure 140.000 $ to arrears of unpaid taxes, reported The New York Times .
Daschle, whose output is considered by most as a blow to the campaign for the reform of health care, has also resigned as director of the Office of the White House health reform.
So, who is now in the running to take the place of Daschle? Names rumors include Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sibelius, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber.
Look for President Obama to try to fill the vacancy soon put this political victim behind him quickly as possible.
In other news from the medical industry, President Obama hopes the country talking about the new expansion of the State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). He signed the bill passed by both houses of Congress on Wednesday reported USA Today .
The bill will extend coverage to about 4 million children, and cost the government around $ 32.8 billion in total, paid for by increasing taxes on federal cigarettes.
Republicans in the Senate were more unhappy with the provision of the bill that took away the five-year waiting period for legal immigrants to enroll in SCHIP.
Finally, President Obama has formally repealed the rules of former President Bush that limited state governments to expand their SCHIP programs. Find memo from President Obama to lift the rules here.
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