“Alex Azar’s right-hand man is taking on an expansive role at HHS, in what amounts to a massive power shift within the agency’s executive suite.”
“In a memo obtained by POLITICO’s Adam Cancryn, Azar announced he’s putting Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan in charge of day-to-day work across the department, including heading up regulatory development and serving as the agency’s point person for the White House and OMB.”
“That delegation of power to Hargan, a close confidante who served with Azar in the George W. Bush administration, is aimed at freeing up Azar and select senior staffers to focus almost exclusively on top priorities…” Read the full newsletter here.
Source: On the Rise within HHS: Eric Hargan – By Dan Diamond, April 5, 2018. POLITICO Pulse.
