President Barack Obama has chosen health care aide Kristie Canegallo to serve as a deputy chief of staff tasked with policy implementation on a range of issues, including the Affordable Care Act, expanding internet access for schools and ending the war in Afghanistan, the White House said Friday.
Canegallo’s appointment to the new role comes as Phil Schiliro, brought in late last year to manage the implementation of the ACA following HealthCare.gov’s troubled launch, prepares to depart. The impetus for creating the position comes from “a lesson learned” by White House chief of staff Denis McDonough from the health care rollout, an official said: the West Wing needs a senior-level staffer to coordinate the implementation of policy.
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