Dr. Donald Berwick, the controversial pediatrician who has an open love affair with the British National Health Service and has openly stated that health care reform is by necessity redistributive, has been re-nominated to head the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services by POTUS Obama.
With a new Congress, his recess appointment would have ended, and the President chose to submit his name once again, in spite of the controversies surrounding his views, which Republicans were quick to seize upon. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-UT, stated that the Berwick re-nomination was “a disappointing decision”.
Dr. Berwick will face a hearing in the Finance Committee and confirmation by the full Senate.
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