Who Are Obama's Key Health Care Advisers?—PICTURES

Obama: Nancy-Anne DeParle: She was head of the White House Office of Health Reform. DeParle is a former Clinton administration official who has experience running Medicare and Medicaid, and has budget chops from her time at the Office of Management and Budget. (Richard A. Bloom)

Obama: Jeanne Lambrew: Another staffer who stuck around from the White House Office of Health Reform, Lambrew is an academic with a Ph.D. in health policy from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill). Her current position is deputy assistant to the president for health policy. (Patrice Gilbert)

Obama: Jonathan Gruber: He is responsible for the individual mandate in both the federal and the Massachusetts laws. An MIT economics professor, Gruber is the guru when it comes to modeling the likely outcomes of insurance policies. He is advising Obama’s campaign on health policy. (Frank Curran)

Obama: Neera Tanden: As head of domestic policy on Obama’s 2008 campaign, Tanden knows health policy. She is the CEO of the Center for American Progress, helping to develop ideas for Obama’s second term.