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"Published: July 8, 2010
-Sneak him through without public scrutiny-
Catholic Health Association endorses backdoor appointment by President Obama,
critics say it was devious move"
"The Catholic Health Association has once again sprung to the defense of President Barack Obama, this time over his controversial “recess appointment” yesterday of Dr. Donald Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The president made the appointment while the Senate was in recess, thereby avoiding committee hearings and Senate confirmation of Dr. Berwick, who has come under fire for past remarks about rationed health care and end-of-life treatment for the terminally ill.
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The Catholic Health Association yesterday issued a statement saying it “applauds President Obama” for appointing Dr. Berwick. “We agree that the administration needs Dr. Berwick in place now as CMS chief in order to work on the mandates created under the health care overhaul, especially since CMS has not had a permanent administrator since 2006,” Sr. Carol Keehan, CHA’s president and chief executive officer, said in a prepared statement. “Dr. Berwick is a visionary with great insight and knowledge of the health care delivery system based on his perspectives as a physician and teacher, as well as being a decades’ long champion for safe, effective high-quality care,” said Sr. Keehan.
"Published: July 8, 2010
-Sneak him through without public scrutiny-
Catholic Health Association endorses backdoor appointment by President Obama,
critics say it was devious move"
"The Catholic Health Association has once again sprung to the defense of President Barack Obama, this time over his controversial “recess appointment” yesterday of Dr. Donald Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The president made the appointment while the Senate was in recess, thereby avoiding committee hearings and Senate confirmation of Dr. Berwick, who has come under fire for past remarks about rationed health care and end-of-life treatment for the terminally ill.
…
The Catholic Health Association yesterday issued a statement saying it “applauds President Obama” for appointing Dr. Berwick. “We agree that the administration needs Dr. Berwick in place now as CMS chief in order to work on the mandates created under the health care overhaul, especially since CMS has not had a permanent administrator since 2006,” Sr. Carol Keehan, CHA’s president and chief executive officer, said in a prepared statement. “Dr. Berwick is a visionary with great insight and knowledge of the health care delivery system based on his perspectives as a physician and teacher, as well as being a decades’ long champion for safe, effective high-quality care,” said Sr. Keehan.
