Article: Scully steps down from CMS.(Policy Watch)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' administrator Tom Scully resigned and Dennis Smith named as interim administrator )(Brief Article)

CMS administrator Tom Scully resigned from his post effective December 15. On December 17, HHS secretary Tommy Thompson named Dennis Smith as interim administrator of CMS.

During his tenure at CMS, Scully established open-door forums for healthcare providers and created quality-reform initiatives in both the nursing home and home health sectors, laying the groundwork for a similar initiative for hospitals. He was also an active ...

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