President Bush intends to designate Kerry Weems as acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as announced Sept. 4. Weems’ appointment is pending confirmation by the Senate. Currently deputy chief of staff to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, Weems has been at CMS for 24 years.
“Kerry Weems is an excellent choice for Acting CMS Administrator,” said Leavitt. “Kerry understands the large fiscal challenges facing Medicare and Medicaid and what it will take to strengthen and sustain those programs for the future.” Read the news release.
