North State Journal: “President Joe Biden issued a press release June 16 officially announcing “his intent” to choose Dr. Mandy Cohen as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Cohen served as the secretary for North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services under Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. She oversaw the state’s COVID-19 response prior to her resignation in December 2021. In early 2022, Cohen went to work for Aledade, a company that describes itself as a “physician enablement company” working with “independent practices, health centers, and clinics” to improve care for their patients.
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“As Secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Cohen developed innovative and nationally recognized programs that improved the health and lives of families across the state,” Biden’s statement reads. “Her leadership through the COVID-19 crisis drew bipartisan praise, as did her successful transformation of North Carolina’s Medicaid program and pivotal role in the bipartisan passage of Medicaid expansion.””