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Dr. Donald Berwick, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Administrator

Donald Berwick

Donald Berwick

Washington, DC
Sunday, May 22, 2011

Dr. Donald Berwick, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, talks about the alternative futures of Medicare under the Administration and under Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s plan to shift Medicare to more of a premium support and voucher system.

Ryan has crafted a plan that would gradually transition Medicare from a defined-benefit program to one based on direct premium supports.

Updated: Monday, May 23, 2011 at 3:33pm (ET)

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