Modern Healthcare has released it’s list of the “100 Most Powerful People in Health Care.” Their top ten:

1. Barack Obama, President of the United States, Washington
2. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, HHS, Washington
3. Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director, White House Office of Health Reform, Washington
4. Max Baucus, U.S. senator (D-Mont.) chairman, Senate Finance Committee, Washington
5. Chuck Grassley, U.S. senator (R-Iowa), ranking member, Senate Finance Committee, Washington
6. David Blumenthal, National coordinator for health Information technology, Washington
7. Carolyn Clancy, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md.
8. Barry Straube, Director and chief clinical officer, CMS, Washington
9. Peter Orszag, Director, White House Office of Management and Budget, Washington
10. Andy Stern, President, Service Employees International Union, Washington