U.S. creates new CEO position for Obamacare insurance market

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U.S. creates new CEO position for Obamacare insurance market

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-creates-ceo-position-obamacare-insurance-marketplace-161948625.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5EJgRhI8ecyil.xTp5bdFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-20T161948Z_1_LYNXMPEA5J0OK_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Julian Gomez explains Obamacare to people at a health insurance enrolment event in Commerce" align="left" title="Julian Gomez explains Obamacare to people at a health insurance enrolment event in Commerce" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's new health secretary moved swiftly on Friday to shore up administration oversight of Obamacare with a series of management changes to address weaknesses blamed for last year's crash of the federal website, HealthCare.gov. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell named Optum executive Andy Slavitt, who oversaw day-to-day contractor operations to fix the faulty website, to a new No. 2 post at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), giving him authority for policy and coordination between the agency's programs. Healthcare experts welcomed the appointment of Slavitt, a Wharton School and Harvard-educated manager, as a choice who would improve relations with the private sector across a range of initiatives. Burwell also announced the creation of a new chief executive position to oversee the federal government's private health insurance exchange, as well as a permanent marketplace chief technology officer.</p><br clear="all"/>

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