Tavenner steps down as CMS administrator

February 2, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review administrator, Affordable Care Act, Andrew Slavitt, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ­Services, CMS, Department of Health and Human Services, health insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, Marilyn Tavenner, Medicaid, Medicare, Sylvia Burwell 2015, Issue 02-02-2015, News, Pharmacy

WASHINGTON — Marilyn Tavenner is resigning as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ­Services. She will step down at the end of this month, she told CMS staff members in an e-mail. Principal deputy administrator Andrew Slavitt, who joined the agency last year to help fix HealthCare.gov, will be the acting administrator. Department of