Obama Slides His Rationing Doctor Into Place (Congress Is Obsolete)
Remember this from May, 2010?
Dr. Donald Berwick on redistributing wealth and Britain’s great choice of a national health system.
Can’t get someone confirmed? Wait until Congress goes on recess.
Obama to Fill Medicare and Medicaid Post Without Senate Approval
President Obama intends to bypass Congress and appoint Dr. Donald Berwick to head Medicare and Medicaid, the White House announced Tuesday — filling the job while Congress is in recess to get around Republican opposition that threatened to derail Berwick’s confirmation.
Berwick’s supporters say he is the right man in the right place at the right time. But his opponents have lined up against him. They say that while he may be a the highly respected doctor, he is also an outspoken proponent of the British health care system, which they say is all wrong for Americans.
