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Robert Pear The New York Times 2/16/2011 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday that it had granted broad waivers to four states allowing health insurance companies to continue offering less generous benefits than they would otherwise be required to provide this year under the new federal health care law. The states are Florida, New […] February 18th, 2011 | Tags: Dr. Donald Berwick, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Kathleen Sebelius, waivers | Category: Barack Obama, Department of Health and Human Services, Florida, Health Care, insurance, New Jersey, Ohio, Taxes, Tennessee, US Constitution | Comments are closed
Rep. Tom Price, M.D., on Don Berwick’s Hearing Today Ben Domenech RedState 2/10/2011 …This line of questioning led to a side-by-side moment that is really made for TV — Berwick today saying: “I abhor rationing. My entire life has been spent fighting rationing.” Compare that to a quote from Berwick in 2009: “The decision […] February 10th, 2011 | Tags: Dr. Donald Berwick, House Ways and Means Committee, Medicaid, Medicare, rationing, Rep. Tom Price | Category: Congress, Health Care, Medicine, Taxes | Comments are closed
The left won’t admit that Sarah Palin had a point about rationed care. The Wall Street Journal 12/29/2010 …On Sunday, Robert Pear reported in the New York Times that Medicare will now pay for voluntary end-of-life counseling as part of seniors’ annual physicals. A similar provision was originally included in ObamaCare, but Democrats stripped it […] December 29th, 2010 | Tags: "death panels", Avastin, Dr. Donald Berwick, Medicare | Category: Barack Obama, Food and Drug Administration, Health Care | Comments are closed
Jason Millman and Julian Pecquet The Hill 12/15/2010 The White House has invited stakeholders to discuss the healthcare law with the administration’s controversial appointee to head Medicare. According to a memo obtained by The Hill, the event on Friday with Medicare Administrator Donald Berwick at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House […] December 16th, 2010 | Tags: "complete lives system", Dr. Donald Berwick, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Medicare, transparency | Category: Barack Obama, Health Care, lobbyists | Comments are closed
Merdith Jessup The Blaze 11/18/2010 Having been installed by President Barack Obama in a recess appointment, the new director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made his first appearance before the Senate Finance Committee this week. Dr. Donald Berwick sat before the committee Wednesday, but left before Senators had time to fully […] November 18th, 2010 | Tags: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Dr. Donald Berwick, redistribution of wealth, Sen. Max Baucus, Sen. Orrin Hatch | Category: Health Care, Socialism | Comments are closed
Robert M. Goldberg The American Spectator 11/16/2010 Are Medicare director Don Berwick and the Obama administration delaying or denying patients access to medical innovations? That’s a question the Senate’s Finance Committee should ask Berwick, who heads up the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), when he testifies November 17. The timing couldn’t be better. […] November 16th, 2010 | Tags: "death panels", cancer, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services, Dr. Donald Berwick, Provenge | Category: Health Care, Medicine, Progressives | Comments are closed
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