Cleveland Clinic CEO Said to Be Out of Running for VA Secretary

Source familiar says Cosgrove couldn’t get out of commitment
Trump has also been considering Luis Quinonez for VA job

Toby Cosgrove
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By Shannon Pettypiece and Jennifer Jacobs

January 1, 2017 at 1:09 AM UTC

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Cleveland Clinic chief Toby Cosgrove has withdrawn his name from consideration as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a post that would have put him in charge of the health care and benefits of more than 20 million U.S. veterans, a source familiar with the matter said.

Chief aides of President-elect Donald Trump wanted Cosgrove for the job, but asked him to tell them if he could make this commitment before they made the formal offer, the source said.