Government
Reimportation stance could be stumbling block for CMS candidate
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted March 22, 2004
Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, is poised to become the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as long as an issue from his old job doesn't trip him up.
At press time, the Senate Finance Committee had voted to favorably report Dr. McClellan's nomination, but senators unhappy about his stance on the reimportation of prescription drugs were still threatening to hold up a vote on the Senate floor.
Dr. McClellan, who has served as the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration since 2002, has been a critic of reimportation provisions. During his confirmation hearing, he said a panel he chairs will examine ways that reimportation could be safely implemented.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/03/22/gvbf0322.htm.
