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    Big Challenges for New HHS Sec Sylvia Mathews Burwell

    Yesterday, Kathleen Sebelius resigned after five years as Secretary of Health and Human Services, including the disastrous roll-out of the Obamacare website. Today, President Obama thanked her and introduced his nominee to replace her.

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    By Warren Olney • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    Yesterday, Kathleen Sebelius resigned after five years as Secretary of Health and Human Services, including the disastrous roll-out of the Obamacare website. Today, President Obama thanked her and introduced his nominee to replace her. "We know there's still more work to do at HHS, there's more work to do to implement the Affordable Care Act…, and I could choose no manager as experienced, as competent, as my current director of the Office of Management and Budget, Sylvia Mathews Burwell." Jennifer Haberkorn is healthcare reporter for Politico.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Lessons from Rwanda's Genocide, 20 Years Later
    1. 0:00Big Challenges for New HHS Sec Sylvia Mathews BurwellYou’re reading this
    2. 8:11The Genocide in Rwanda: What Can Be Learned?
    3. 44:18Second Concussion Lawsuit Takes Aim at NHL Culture of Violence
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