Obama lavishes praise on outgoing health secretary

US president Barack Obama praised Kathleen Sebelius, outgoing health and human secretary, for helping to steer his health care law’s comeback after a rocky rollout, even as he nominated a successor aimed at helping the White House move past the political damage.

“Under Kathleen’s leadership, her team at HHS turned the corner, got it fixed, got the job done,” Obama said.

“And the final score speaks for itself.”