After Price Resigns, Wright Tapped Acting Chief As White House Pressed To Stabilize Markets

After HHS Secretary Tom Price resigned Friday (Sept. 29) following a scandal over his private jet travel , the White House tapped Don Wright, who has served as deputy assistant secretary for health and director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, as acting HHS chief at a critical juncture when the administration faces pressure from Democrats and the health care industry to stabilize the individual insurance market. Congressional Democrats immediately said that whoever is selected as Price's...