U.S. Preventive Medicine Appoints Former Secretary of Health & Human Services, Gov. Tommy Thompson, as National Policy Advisor

U.S. Preventive Medicine has named Governor Tommy Thompson, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as the company’s National Policy Advisor. 

Former Secretary Thompson will assist USPM in mobilizing employers, government entities and health care providers to focus on prevention, early detection and chronic condition management as the solution to the health crisis facing the nation. 

 “Everyone is preaching that prevention is a good thing, but until now, no one entity has surfaced that could pull all the pieces together,” Thompson said. “U.S. Preventive Medicine has wrapped a business model around prevention, early detection and chronic condition management that is exactly the solution our country needs. I am proud to serve as national policy advisor, knowing that there is heavy lifting ahead…but we intend to bring the best and brightest in our nation together to solve this impending crisis.”

Thompson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 19th Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2001 and served in that capacity until 2005. As the nation's top advocate for the health and welfare of all Americans, Secretary Thompson led the largest health care entity in the world which employed more than 60,000 personnel and had a fiscal year 2004 budget in excess of $500 billion -- more than a quarter of all federal expenditures.

“As the emerging leader in prevention, we are focused on organizing the fragmentation that exists across the continuum of prevention, early detection and chronic condition management to realize improved health outcomes while reducing health care costs,” said USPM chairman and CEO, Christopher T. Fey. “Secretary Thompson will provide crucial assistance in realizing our goals for USPM,” added Fey.

Thompson has dedicated his professional life to public service, most recently serving as Governor of Wisconsin since 1987. As Secretary of Health and Human Services, he launched an arsenal of major health initiatives pertaining to everything from national preparedness to beefing up funding for the National Institutes of Health.

 “Gov. Thompson can engage our nation’s leadership across multiple entities to the benefit of our country and its citizens,” said Fey. “His commitment to this endeavor brings incredible momentum to our efforts.”