New hopes for US health pinned on Daschle's nomination.

摘要

Former US Senator Tom Daschle seemed to be sailing towards easy confirmation as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).Daschle, who was among the first cabinet nominees picked by President Barack Obama in the post-election transition period, testified at a Senate confirmation hearing in mid-January. Lawmakers quizzed Daschle on a broad range of topics, ranging from health-care costs to physician training to preventive health care.