Somehow, Marilyn Tavenner still has backers
Plenty of people have called for heads to roll after the Obamacare rollout — including that of Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of Health and Human Services.
But so far, they haven’t called for the head of Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversaw the office that created HealthCare.gov.
Tavenner’s been quiet, too, although that will change Tuesday when she is to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee about the bungled launch of the insurance exchanges.
So far she’s been a rarity in Washington — a health care administrator with a big role in implementing Obamacare who has bipartisan support in Congress. In fact, she doesn’t just have support, she has admirers, including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who knows her from Richmond.
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A nonpolitical career spent working her way up from nurse to top executive at the Hospital Corporation of America has a lot to do with Tavenner’s ability to stay above the fray — along with a set of administrative skills that has earned her the respect of many in the health care community. Unlike Sebelius, a former governor, she was never a Democrat in elected office.
Those who have worked with her describe her as honest, straightforward and someone who gets the job done — qualities that could bode well for members of Congress trying to get explanations this week for the health care law’s troubled rollout.
“There just isn’t a backdoor full of hidden agendas,” Sartoris said. “I suspect people perceive that. If there’s an honest answer to be given, Marilyn will give it.”
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