Tavenner resigns from CMS
Marilyn Tavenner, the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is stepping down next month. In her role as administrator, Tavenner oversaw the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. She will be replaced on an interim basis by Andrew Slavitt, the Principal Deputy Administrator at CMS. Prior to CMS, Tavenner was the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Secretary of Health and Human Resources under former Governor Tim Kaine. She began her career working as a nurse in Richmond, Va.