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...secretary is a person with a background in insurance and was formerly the governor of Kansas,” said Ware, referring to Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who was tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services last month. “[Koh] will be the most senior person in the health profession...
Many said they predicted Koh would serve in the Obama administration in some capacity, but few guessed he would assume what James H. Ware, the dean for academic affairs at HSPH, called the “highest public health position in the federal government...
...Viswanath, an HSPH associate professor who works at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and is one of Koh’s most frequent collaborators, said that there is “remarkable resonance” in the civil and private sector to overhaul health care—and that Koh will be there to lead the effort...
...added that the economic crisis has disproportionately affected certain groups, like the poor and disenfranchised, which leads to heightened public health concerns among these demographics. He said that when people lose jobs, they lose access to insurance and can no longer afford medication—another timely issue that Koh will have to address...
Nancy Turnbull, an associate dean at HSPH, said that her department was “giddy” about the nomination. She said that Koh is one of the best communicators she has ever met, and that he has the unique ability to take complicated information and make it relevant to a broad array of audiences...