Hamos to head state health care department - Quinn appointee succeeds Maram
Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune
4:55 p.m. CDT, April 9, 2010
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-gov-quinn-cabinet-pick-0410-20100409,0,1038095.story
Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday named a departing Democratic state representative to lead the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
State Rep. Julie Hamos of Wilmette succeeds Barry Maram, who resigned this month after seven years in the post. In February, Hamos lost the 10th Congressional District Democratic primary to Dan Seals of Wilmette.
Hamos, a lawmaker since 1999, pledged to make Illinois a nationwide health care leader by bringing people from around the state to discuss how to best implement national health care reforms.
Maram's tenure was marked by controversy. Under former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the state expanded health care coverage for the poor and middle-income families even as the state budget crisis worsened and lawmakers did not sign off. The move became a charge in Blagojevich's impeachment.
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