Obama Bypasses U.S. Senate, Names Berwick to Medicare Post
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President Barack Obama bypassed the U.S. Senate and appointed Donald Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency that administers the health programs for the elderly and low-income Americans.
Obama put Berwick in the job today using a recess appointment, a procedure that lets the president fill positions without Senate confirmation when Congress isn’t meeting. Lawmakers are on a week-long break for the Independence Day holiday.