Medicare chief, Scully, author of new bill.....resigns to advise companies

[madfloridian]

The companies that will profit from the bill, that is. Not really obvious is it? This is the same Scully who said he would fire his actuary if he gave out information on how many millions would suffer from this bill. He said he did not have to tell anyone anything.

http://www.iht.com/articles/120181.html
Key author of new bill on Medicare to resign

SNIP..."Washington Thomas Scully, the Bush administration official deeply involved in writing the Medicare bill, said Wednesday that he would resign once President George W. Bush signed the bill into law.
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Scully said he probably would take a job at one of five law or investment firms that want him to advise clients affected by the sweeping legislation.
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White House officials said Bush would sign the bill on Monday. Scully said he would step down on Dec. 15 as administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Washington Thomas Scully, the Bush administration official deeply involved in writing the Medicare bill, said Wednesday that he would resign once President George W. Bush signed the bill into law.
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Scully said he probably would take a job at one of five law or investment firms that want him to advise clients affected by the sweeping legislation."

The bill will be signed next week, I hear. Merry Christmas, Mr Scully, may you reap the rewards of your labor.

[childslibrarian]

1. Scr*w you Mr. Scrooge

OOps, I mean Mr. Scully. I hope you can't sleep at night.:evilfrown:

[cthrumatrix]

2. Can we now call for an investigation into his work before he changed

sides....conflict of interest?

this is wrong...

[myomy]

3. isnÕt this sorta Òinsider tradingÓ?

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