FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 13, 2010
Dr. Eric Wargotz Criticizes Obama Appointment of Dr. Berwick
One-Party Abuses Permitted by Mikulski
Annapolis - Today, Commissioner Eric Wargotz M.D., a candidate for the United States Senate, criticized President Obama's appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick. While our nation was celebrating Independence Day, President Obama was bypassing the Senate confirmation process to appoint Dr. Donald Berwick to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This is the latest in a long of abuses of one-party rule of which Senator Mikulski participates on a routine basis.
Dr. Berwick has a long record of supporting socialized medicine and the rationing of care that invariably follows. In a 2009 interview Dr. Berwick said, "The decision is not whether or not we will ration care - the decision is whether we will ration care with our eyes open." Dr. Berwick has served as a consultant for Great Britain's National Health Service.
By appointing Dr. Berwick, President Obama is contradicting his previous statement in June 2009 to the American Medical Association in which he said, "identifying what works is not about dictating what kind of care should be provided."
"The truth is that Obamacare will put the government in the middle of doctor-patient decision making." Dr. Eric Wargotz said, "With Dr. Berwick's appointment to the CMS, it is clear Obama plans to pay for Obamacare's $500 Billion cut to Medicare by rationing care."
Eric Wargotz received his M.D. from the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He completed his post graduate medical training, including Chief Residency, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center of Washington D.C. and the George Washington University Medical Center where he received the Frank N. Miller, M.D. Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching. Following completion of a Fellowship in the Department of Gynecological and Breast Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) he joined their staff. Dr. Wargotz is a former Governor's Appointee to the Board of Physician Quality Assurance.
