An Offer from the Office of the ASPE

Just got off the phone with Don Moulds, who says that they would love to have me join their team at the Office of the ASPE, which I mentioned earlier. I am really jazzed: these are the folks who make policy recommendations to the Secretary, which she either accepts or discusses more. They have a lot on their plate right now, and will have a lot more. They think that my breadth of experience is just what they need.

Wow.

This could be an amazing experience. I would get to know all of HHS, from the CDC in Atlanta to CMS in Baltimore. I would help to shape the way in which health reform is operationalized, in ways that I could not do on the legislative side. I would get to be involved in cross-departmental initiatives (like a mental health-education thing that they have just started). I would be tested in ways that I can't possibly imagine.

I asked to be able to think on it over Christmas, and to get back to him next week. I'll probably take it, but I want to think a little bit about the Senate, and to talk with Marie, if I can.

It is nice to be wanted.