Obama picks Sebelius as health secretary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will nominate Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services, a U.S. official said on Saturday.

Sebelius has accepted Obama's offer and the president will formally announce the nomination on Monday afternoon at the White House, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

(Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Eric Walsh)