tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post1170438366661835388..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Senator Grassley to Mr. Berwick: Show Us the MoneyDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-45666220962598113922010-07-31T11:07:17.511-05:002010-07-31T11:07:17.511-05:00"Mr Berwick will enjoy a very different level..."Mr Berwick will enjoy a very different level of care,"<br /><br />No, DR. Berwick will receive a very different level of care insurance.<br /><br />I agree with the point that DR. Berwick has pigged out at the trough, but he will still be receiving care (regardless of how it's paid for) in the same system that other Americans use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-3827214016888739792010-07-31T09:57:41.919-05:002010-07-31T09:57:41.919-05:00Anony 10:01-
At a time when Americans are paying a...Anony 10:01-<br />At a time when Americans are paying a larger portion of their health care bills, Mr Berwick will enjoy free health care courtesy of payments (in part) from Americas hospitals. Mr Berwick's IHI receives $5K per hospital per year for the priviledge to take part in their safety programs. Further, in 9 short years, Mr Berwick has amassed $1.7 million in retirement benefits DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-71171296708504381322010-07-30T11:04:48.516-05:002010-07-30T11:04:48.516-05:00Senator Grassley? Ah yes, that would be the same ...Senator Grassley? Ah yes, that would be the same Sen. Grassley who condemned the "death panels" in healthcare reform. I hope ecery physician who is reading this has read Atul Gawande's New Yorker article titled "Letting Go". And isn't Grassley from Iowa whose GOP members are seeking to revoke Obama's citizenship because he accepted a "foreign title" - Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-54487029219141703312010-07-30T10:01:17.116-05:002010-07-30T10:01:17.116-05:00"it's own directors, tasked with making l..."it's own directors, tasked with making literally life and death decisions on their behalf, are exempt from receiving care in the same system."<br /><br />Huh?<br /><br />Berwick and family will receive care at hospitals and from doctors that are completely inaccessible to other Americans?<br /><br />You're intentionally confusing health care and paying for health care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com