Gearing Up For Healthcare Reform: Phase II

Now that President Obama has signed healthcare reform into law, activities at the agency level will start taking off as regulations are drafted, revised and implemented. Much of this activity will take place at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Below is a list of some of the key players to watch at HHS. To track healthcare reform developments, there are several government-sponsored websites that are worth monitoring such as:

• http://www.healthreform.gov
• http://www.hhs.gov
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health-care
• http://www.cms.gov/Center/healthreform.asp

Head:
   Secretary Kethleen Sebellus
# of Employees:
   65,000
2009 Budget:
   $700 billion