Texan may leave Bush post: Exclusive: McClellan directed Medicare, Medicaid in rough time

An economist and physician, Dr. McClellan is the older brother of former White House press secretary Scott McClellan. Their mother is Texas State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn of Austin, a Republican running as an independent for governor. Dr. McClellan, 43, has directed Medicare health care f...

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Published inMcClatchy - Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Hillman, G Robert
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 03.09.2006
Subjects
Health care policy
McClellan, Mark
McClellan, Scott
Medicaid
Medicare
Political appointments
Prescription drug plans
Prescription drugs
State elections
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Summary:An economist and physician, Dr. McClellan is the older brother of former White House press secretary Scott McClellan. Their mother is Texas State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn of Austin, a Republican running as an independent for governor. Dr. McClellan, 43, has directed Medicare health care for the elderly and Medicaid health care for the poor during a particularly volatile time as prescription drug benefit plans were implemented for Medicare amid considerable confusion and controversy. Last month, for instance, the federal government mistakenly reimbursed about 230,000 Medicare recipients for their prescription drug premiums. Sen. Charles Grassley, the Iowa Republican who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, has asked Dr. McClellan to detail the error and explain what steps his agency has taken to prevent another like it.