Mr. Schultz was senior health policy adviser to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during the state’s debate on comprehensive statewide health reform from 2006-2008. From 2005-2006, he was vice president of government programs for McKesson Health Solutions in San Francisco.
Mr. Schultz succeeds Tom Lorentzen, a Republican appointee who left after President Obama took office in January 2009.
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