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1992.05.04 :  Appointment -- William Toby

Contact:  Bob Hardy (202) 245-6145
May 4, 1992

        HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., has named William
Toby Jr. as the acting administrator of the federal agency that
directs the Medicare and Medicaid programs.  
        In his new position, Toby is in charge of the Health Care
Financing Administration, with about 4,000 employees nationwide.
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1992.  In
dollar terms, HCFA's budget is the 12th largest governmental budget
of any kind in the world.
        "Bill Toby combines a demonstrated appreciation of people's
health care problems," Secretary Sullivan said, "and the
administrative skill and judgment to deliver services efficiently
and effectively.  Over a 10-year period in HCFA's New York City
regional headquarters, he saved the department $1.6 billion through
contributing to improved efficiency in state systems and
eliminating fraud and abuse.
        "We welcome a man who has dealt with the multitude of
medical, social and economic problems in our nation's largest
city."
        As HCFA's regional administrator in New York City for 15
years, Toby has a long-standing involvement with issues relating to
the elderly, disabled and poor.  
     He was responsible for the Medicare and federal Medicaid
programs in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.  The region's annual HCFA budget is $26 billion.
        Previously, Toby was regional commissioner of the
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Social and
Rehabilitation Service in the New York region, with responsibility
for Medicaid, public assistance and social service programs.      
                   Prior to that, he served as inter-governmental
relations officer for then New York City Mayor John Lindsay.  He
has also held top positions with HEW and the National Urban League.

        Toby was born in Augusta, Ga., and raised in New York City. 
He completed high school in London, while serving with the Air
Force in England during the Korean War.
        He received a bachelor's degree in Spanish studies from
West Virginia State College in 1961, a master's degree in social
work from Adelphi University in 1963 and a master's in public
administration in 1986 from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy
School of Government.
        In September 1988, President Reagan selected Toby for the
Meritorious Executive Rank Award for sustained superior
accomplishments in management.                    
     His other awards include the first HCFA Leadership Award in
1980, and the HHS Award for Exceptional Achievement in controlling
Medicaid costs in New York State in 1982.
        Toby has been honored by Adelphi University, where he was
named an Adelphi Alumni of Distinction.  
        Toby is married to the former Diane Anderson of Aberdeen,
S.D., and they have twin sons, Kenneth and Michael.
        Toby replaces J. Michael Hudson, who was named acting
administrator in March, following the departure of Gail R. Wilensky
for a White House position.  Hudson has assumed new duties as
counselor to the HHS deputy secretary.

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