Marilyn Tavenner Officially Nominated to Head CMS

Marilyn Tavenner, acting administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was nominated to officially lead the agency that she’s headed for more than a year. President Barack Obama last week sent Tavenner’s nomination to the Senate. She had headed CMS since late 2011 after Donald Berwick resigned. She had served as Berwick’s…