title: 'Public service junkie'.
abstract: A self-proclaimed "public service junkie," Drew Altman has held high positions in government health administration, healthcare program development and research. Colleagues say he sees past the academic and bureaucratic outlook on healthcare policy and focuses on people in need.
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authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pallarito
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005582:Foundations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D012495:San Francisco; D012946:Social Welfare; D014481:United States