Health reform tasks could overwhelm agencies, former federal official says

Doug Trapp

American Medical News, 07/28/10

Federal employees responsible for drafting and enforcing health reform regulations have an enormous task ahead of them, according to Gail Wilensky, PhD, an economist and former director of the agency now known as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contains a daunting list of tasks that will overhaul how health care is delivered in the U.S., Wilensky said at a July 9 Alliance for Health Reform event on implementing the act. Read more...