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February 11, 2009

Obama Urged Not to Pick Tenn. Gov. Bredesen to Head HHS
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Criticism is growing over the possible nomination of Tennessee Governor
Phil Bredesen to head the Health and Human Services Department. On
Tuesday, the group Move On urged members to oppose Bredesen’s
nomination. The group accused Bredesen of gutting Tennessee’s public
health insurance program, causing more than 320,000 people to lose their
health insurance. Bredesen has deep ties to the private health insurance
industry. In 1980, Bredesen founded Health America Corp., which grew to
become the country’s second-largest HMO before he sold it for $400
million.



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