Medicare Chief, Tavenner, Steps Down & Slavitt To Take Over

Medicare’s top administrator, Marilyn Tavenner, resigned in January becoming the latest departure in the disarray over President Obama’s health care law, which is still struggling for acceptance even as millions benefit from expanded coverage. Marilyn Tavenner’s departure underscores the ambiguity overshadowing the president’s health care law nearly five years after its initial passage. Tavenner played a key role in the 2013 decision to go live with HealthCare.gov, signing a required cyber security clearance after technology professionals under her were skeptical because testing was incomplete.

Andy Slavitt, a former technology executive who played a leading role . . .