Tag Archives: Donald Berwick

Donald Berwick won’t answer critics

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Via Human Events, Donald Berwick, head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services,  “won’t, engage critics, grant interviews, or testify before Congress about his views on health-care rationing.” Similar Posts: Obama appoints Donald Berwick: Health Care Rationer-in-Chief Medicare head … Continue reading →

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Health care “reform” undermines doctor-patient relationship

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Beth Haynes writes: The new healthcare law has multiple provisions which disrupt individualized decision-making between the physician and patient. This is no accident. It is by concerted design. She provides a few examples and concludes: These health care policy makers … Continue reading →

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Medicare head Donald Berwick: You’re a pawn

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

In the American Spectator David Catron points out a disturbing quote from Medicare & Medicaid Services head Donald Berwick is. Berwick’s view of rationing is, in fact, the opposite of [Paul]  Ryan’s. The latter believes it should be driven by … Continue reading →

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Medicare head Donald Berwick: rationing for thee, not for me

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

David Catron points out more ruling class elitism from Medicare & Medicaid head Donald Berwick: Berwick praised the heavy-handed rationing methods of Britain’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and said, “The decision is not whether or not … Continue reading →

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Donald Berwick’s Five-Year Plan v. the iPhone

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Paul Howard and David Gratzer, MD write Last month, Apple released its new iPhone, a faster and more powerful version of its ever popular computer-phone. It’s a remarkable device – particularly remarkable given that its machine ancestors were large and … Continue reading →

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Obama appoints Donald Berwick: Health Care Rationer-in-Chief

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

From Grace-Marie Turner at National Review (July 7): President Obama is making a huge end-run around the American people with his recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick. “This recess appointment is an insult to the American people,” said Sen. John … Continue reading →

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Obama: government can’t & shouldn’t “run health care.” Whatever

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Boston Globe Columnist Jeff Jacoby points out an what President Obama said in a 2009 address: I don’t believe that government can or should run health care. Yet, at a 2008 town hall meeting in New Mexico, Senator Obama said: … Continue reading →

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Donald Berwick: blame “private” enterprise, embrace politically-controlled medicine

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Any health care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized, and humane must, must, redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the poorer and the less fortunate. Excellent health care is by definition, redistribution. Britain, you chose well. –Donald … Continue reading →

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