President Barack Obama has used Congress’ July Fourth recess to install his pick to run ObamaCare socialized medicine — and to avoid the usual Senate confirmation process. That’s bad news for the American people, because the appointee, Dr. Donald Berwick, will not have to explain his radical views to the Senate.
In a 2008 speech in Britain, he declared that any good health care program “must, must redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the poorer and the less fortunate. Excellent health care is by definition redistributionist.”
He also eagerly endorses government rationing of medical care.
“The decision is not whether or not we will ration care. The decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open,” Dr. Berwick said in a 2009 interview.
President Obama has criticized what he describes as rationing by insurance companies. But he apparently believes that rationing by unaccountable government bureaucrats is acceptable — even though customers have a choice among private insurers but no real choice when government is the provider.
Sadly, we can see why Mr. Obama will not let his radical ObamaCare appointee face Senate questioning.