I have already expressed my excitement at having Don Berwick at CMS. I am pleased that President Obama found a way to make the appointment without allowing “death panels” to become a major media concern again. As expressed by Ezra Klein, “unless and until we find some way to ease the pressure Medicaid and Medicare are placing on the budget, we need not just good people running CMS, but great people.” Of the people I am aware of that might take this job, Don Berwick is one of the few with potential to be great.
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October 4, 2010 at 12:50 am
Teaching rules vs learning rules « Training Family Doctors
[…] I hope that the value of high quality subsidized training for Family Physicians is understood by Dr Berwick and he will work with the leaders in Family Medicine training to make the rules less difficult to […]
January 24, 2011 at 3:29 am
As close as I can get to being a politician « Training Family Doctors
[…] ground zero for the anti-earmark tsunami, I won’t be taking home any pork. I will get to hear Don Berwick discuss upcoming opportunities to deliver transformative change should the law remain intact. It is […]
January 27, 2011 at 3:36 am
Hearing the words for myself « Training Family Doctors
[…] highlight for me was getting to hear Don Berwick. Dr Berwick spoke of his new vision for CMS CMS can and should be a major force and a trustworthy […]
March 31, 2011 at 12:00 am
National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (CMS blueprint for the future) « Training Family Doctors
[…] the 45% of Americans who have either Medicare (over 65) or Medicaid (poor or disabled). Its leader, Don Berwick, has begun the process of making it a much more responsive agency. Just out is a report found here […]