Republicans are attempting to use President Obama's recess appointment of Donald Berwick as CMS Administrator to reignite the debate over the health reform and the government's role in health care, The Hill's "Healthwatch" reports (Lillis, "Healthwatch," The Hill, 7/7). Berwick -- a pediatrician...
"The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) applauds the appointment of Donald Berwick, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician and clinical professor of pediatrics and health policy at Harvard Medical School, as the new Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). "As Administrator...
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., issued the following comments today on President Obama's recess appointment of Donald M. Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., as the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): "Dr...
The New York Times on Dr. Donald Berwick, the president's nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): "Hospital executives who have worked with Dr. Berwick describe him as a visionary, inspiring leader. But a battle has erupted over his nomination, suggesting that Dr...
The New York Times on Dr. Donald Berwick, the president's nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): "Hospital executives who have worked with Dr. Berwick describe him as a visionary, inspiring leader. But a battle has erupted over his nomination, suggesting that Dr...
The New York Times on Dr. Donald Berwick, the president's nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): "Hospital executives who have worked with Dr. Berwick describe him as a visionary, inspiring leader. But a battle has erupted over his nomination, suggesting that Dr...
The New York Times on Dr. Donald Berwick, the president's nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): "Hospital executives who have worked with Dr. Berwick describe him as a visionary, inspiring leader. But a battle has erupted over his nomination, suggesting that Dr...
The New York Times on Dr. Donald Berwick, the president's nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): "Hospital executives who have worked with Dr. Berwick describe him as a visionary, inspiring leader. But a battle has erupted over his nomination, suggesting that Dr...
More than 130 health advocacy groups on June 16 sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to swiftly confirm Donald Berwick as the next CMS administrator, CQ Politics reports. President Obama nominated Berwick on April 19 (CQ Politics, 6/18). Berwick, a pediatrician, is the president and CEO of the...
The Decline Of Employer-Sponsored Coverage: Good, Bad Or Ugly? Kaiser Health News One of the latest criticisms of the new health overhaul law is that it will encourage employers to stop offering health insurance. In fact, it will. We should welcome this, provided the decline in employer coverage...
News organizations are reporting on President Barack Obama's official nomination of Dr. Donald Berwick to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Wall Street Journal: "Berwick, president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, Mass., and a...
News organizations are reporting on President Barack Obama's official nomination of Dr. Donald Berwick to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Wall Street Journal: "Berwick, president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, Mass., and a...