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Posting date: May 10, 2005

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Health Affairs, 10.1377/hlthaff.w5.225
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Yielding The Bully Pulpit: A Conversation With Tommy Thompson

John K. Iglehart ^1*

¹ Tommy Thompson stepped down in January 2005 as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; he is now president of Logistics Health Inc., a partner at Akin Gump, and a senior adviser at Deloitte and Touche USA LLP. John Iglehart is the founding editor of Health Affairs.

^*Corresponding author.

Abstract

In January 2005 Tommy Thompson relinquished the post of secretary of the U.S. Department of Human Services (HHS). Known as being an outspoken defender of his principles throughout his tenure at HHS, Thompson continues that tone in an interview conducted shortly after he left Washington. Topics covered include ways to curb Medicare spending; devote greater attention to preventive health and proper incentives for technology; improve the vaccine infrastructure of the United States and the world; and continue to infuse U.S. foreign policy with what Thompson has termed "medical diplomacy," in an effort to counter the messages of America's enemies.

Key Words: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Health Reform, International Issues, Medicaid, Medicare, Politics, Vaccines

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