PRESIDENT MAKES EXCELLENT CHOICE SELECTING DON BERWICK TO RUN

MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

It appears that President Obama will select Dr. Don Berwick to become the Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – the agency that will take lead responsibility for implementing the health reform measures recently enacted into law. The following is the statement of Ron Pollack, Executive Director of the consumer health group Families USA, about this apparent appointment:

“Dr. Berwick’s selection is an excellent choice to administer Medicare and Medicaid. His internationally renowned work promoting quality of health care will enable him to bring unparalleled expertise and experience in implementing the new health reform legislation.

“Dr. Berwick has been a pioneer in the field of health care quality. As a result, he is in an excellent position to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid in the years ahead.

“I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Berwick and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius when we were appointed by President Clinton to an advisory group that drafted the patients’ bill of rights.

“Their work was extraordinarily thoughtful, and they will no doubt be an effective team for the Obama Administration as it implements the historic law designed to provide high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans.”

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Families USA is the national organization for health care consumers. It is nonprofit and nonpartisan, and its

mission is to achieve high-quality, affordable health coverage and care for all Americans.

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