Health Care Groups To Congress: De-Fund Medicare Chief Who Advocated Rationing

A coalition of health care groups is urging Congress to withhold money for implementing the new health care law as a means of forcing the controversial new Medicare chief – who bypassed the Senate confirmation process through a recess appointment – to at least answer questions from members of the coalition.

Marking three months since President Barack Obama recess-appointed Dr. Donald Berwick to be administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), six groups sent a letter to members of Congress about Berwick, who has openly advocated the rationing of health care and argued that “humane” health care funding “must redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the poorer and less fortunate.”

“On this three month anniversary of the Obama administration’s arrogance in recess appointing Berwick and preventing him from appearing before Congress, lawmakers should commit to withholding the funding for his office to implement ObamaCare, effectively tying his hands until he provides the proper transparency that the American people deserve,” the letter said.

The letter, to be delivered to Congress on Wednesday, was signed by Alex Cortes, chairman of DeFundIt.org; Jim Martin, chairman of 60 Plus; Dan Weber, founder of the Association of Mature American Citizens; Stuart Barton, president of American Seniors Association; Mike Needham, chief executive officer of Heritage Action; and Dr. Adam Dorin, founder of Physicians Against ObamaCare.More details