Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, explained the administration's position in a letter to the American Hospital Association.
Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, conveyed the administration's decision to governors here for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association.
A18 Promise on Welfare Wages Tommy G. Thompson, secretary of health and human services, said the administration was committed to guaranteeing that welfare recipients received the minimum wage for the hours they worked.
Mr. Thompson was named by President-elect George W. Bush as his choice for secretary of health and human services, but the administration that he leaves behind in Wisconsin will remain largely unchanged.
Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, discussed the administration's proposal today at an exceptionally cordial meeting on Capitol Hill with governors and members of Congress from both parties.
Sherry A. Glied, an assistant secretary of health and human services, said the administration's approach "builds off the experience of today's marketplace and will minimize disruption to it".
Health officials and authorities on bioterrorism said tonight that Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, and Bush administration officials had been unhappy with Dr. Koplan, contending that he had not given enough emphasis to bioterrorism, a priority for President Bush.
The GOP's hopes for a pick-up are vested in former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, who emerged from a competitive four-way primary as the victor, and who is perhaps best known for his stint as the secretary of health and human services during the administration of President George W. Bush.
Shalala served as the secretary of health and human services during the Clinton administration.
