Nancy-Ann Min DeParle (born December 17, 1956) is an unconfirmed official or "czar" in the administration of
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, leading its efforts on
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issues. She served as the director of the
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(HCFA) from 1997 to 2000, administering the Medicare program for the Clinton administration, and before then worked at the Office of Management and Budget. On March 2, 2009, she was named by President Obama to serve as
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and Director of the new
White House Office of Health ReformThe White House Office of Health Reform is a new government entity in the United States created by President Barack Obama. Its first director is Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, a former Tennessee Commissioner of Human Services....
.
DeParle was born in
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, and raised in
Rockwood, TennesseeRockwood is a city in Roane County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 5,774 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
.
Nancy-Ann Min DeParle (born December 17, 1956) is an unconfirmed official or "czar" in the administration of
President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
Barack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii...
, leading its efforts on
health carePublic health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals." It is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based...
issues. She served as the director of the
Health Care Financing AdministrationThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration , is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer...
(HCFA) from 1997 to 2000, administering the Medicare program for the Clinton administration, and before then worked at the Office of Management and Budget. On March 2, 2009, she was named by President Obama to serve as
Counselor to the PresidentThe Counselor to the President was the highest-ranking assistant to the President of the United States for communications, and a member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States under George W. Bush. In the administration of George W. Bush, the Counselor oversaw the...
and Director of the new
White House Office of Health ReformThe White House Office of Health Reform is a new government entity in the United States created by President Barack Obama. Its first director is Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, a former Tennessee Commissioner of Human Services....
.
Education and personal life
DeParle was born in
Cleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border...
, and raised in
Rockwood, TennesseeRockwood is a city in Roane County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 5,774 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. Her mother died of lung cancer when Nancy-Ann was 17. She earned her bachelor's degree at
University of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville...
, where she was the first female president of the student body. She went on to Balliol College of
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to study on a Rhodes scholarship . She earned a
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from
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.
She is married to Jason DeParle, a reporter for
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.
She has
Chinese ancestry.
Career
DeParle was a partner at the law firm of
Bass, Berry & Sims in Nashville before serving as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Services in the cabinet of Governor
Ned McWherterNed Ray McWherter is an American politician who served as the 46th Governor of Tennessee from 1987 to 1995. He is a Democrat.McWherter was born in Palmersville, in Tennessee's northwest corner...
from 1987 to 1989.
DeParle has also served as a trustee at the nonprofit
Robert Wood Johnson FoundationBased in Princeton, New Jersey, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the United States' largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. The foundation’s sole purpose is to help people in the U.S. live healthier lives and get the health care they need...
, a research fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at
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, and a fellow at the Wharton School of Business. She has also been a Commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
Corporate connections
DeParle has drawn criticism for her lucrative service on corporate boards after her tenure in the Clinton administration.
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reported that she was paid more than $6 million, and served as a director of half a dozen companies that faced federal investigations, whistleblower lawsuits and other regulatory actions. Many of these companies have a stake in the health care reform that she is leading.
She served as a director of Accredo Health Inc.,
Boston ScientificThe Boston Scientific Corporation , is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a range of interventional medical specialties, including interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, neuromodulation, neurovascular intervention,...
, Cerner Corp.,
DaVitaDaVita Inc, , is one of the largest kidney care companies in the United States. Their offerings include in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis, vascular access management, chronic kidney disease education, and .-Awards and Rankings:...
,
GuidantGuidant Corporation, part of Boston Scientific, designs and manufactures artificial pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, stents, and other cardiovascular medical products. Their company headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Their main competitors are Medtronic, St. Jude Medical,...
,
Medco Health SolutionsMedco Health Solutions, Inc is a health care company currently serving more than 60 million people. Medco provides pharmacy services for private and public employers, health plans, labor unions, government agencies, and individuals served by Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans...
, Speciality Laboratories, and
Triad HospitalsTriad Hospitals was a hospital operator based in Plano, Texas. Originally a spinoff of Hospital Corporation of America, it was merged into Community Health Systems in 2007....
. She was a managing director of
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.