The political backdoor hot bed appointment of Donald Berwick to head The Medicare National Bank is over. Dr Berwick, temporarily appointed by Obama in a political maneuver to circumvent Republican opposition, took a parting shot at the agency he lead for almost two years. He said Medicare is wasteful. He said 20-30% of health spending is waste that leads to no benefit for patients.
He gave five reasons to support his position
- Overtreatment of patients
- Failure to coordinate care
- Administrative complexity
- Burdensome Rules
- Fraud
He's right. Medicare is wasteful. It's run by the federal government. There is no cure for the obvious.
