Tom Daschle to Spearhead Formation of Health Care Reform

Tom Daschle announced as new nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

We now know who the face behind the shaping of reforms to the health-care system will be – Tom Daschle.

President-elect Obama revealed in a new conference in Chicago on Thursday that former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle will be the new Health and Human Services Secretary and spearhead the health reform.

Tom Daschle is a good choice in terms of being well-versed in health policy and, of course, Senate procedure. However, some of his ideas regarding health care can prove to be very controversial, especially his idea of establishing a Federal Health Board, which will act like the Federal Reserve but in the field of health care. We’ll just have to see though if he will try to insert that in the future health care bill.

As for his commitment and zeal to provide health insurance to those who don’t have any coverage we can be sure that he cares very much. As he said, “Our growing costs are unsustainable and the plight of the uninsured is unconscionable.”