“It is with sadness and mixed emotions that I write to tell you that February will be my last month serving as the Administrator for CMS. I have great pride and joy knowing all that we have accomplished together since I came on board five years ago in February of 2010,” she wrote in her email to employees.
She called the role of managing the agency charged with overseeing Medicare and Medicaid a “huge and complex responsibility,” one that became more challenging with the passage of Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, in 2010.
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“She worked day and night so that millions of Americans could finally obtain the security and peace of mind of quality health insurance at a price they could afford. It’s a measure of her tenacity and dedication that after the tough initial rollout of HealthCare.gov, she helped right the ship, bringing aboard a systems integrator and overseeing an overhaul of the website,” Burwell wrote.
