As Don Berwick Leaves for CMS, A New Leader for IHI- wsj.com:

As Don Berwick Leaves for CMS, A New Leader for IHI- wsj.com: So who will fill Don Berwick’s shoes at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement now that he will be running Medicare and Medicaid?

President's recess appointment has reignited the debate over healthcare- thehill.com:

President's recess appointment has reignited the debate over healthcare- thehill.com: President Barack Obama's recess appointment of Donald Berwick to lead Medicare was intended to avoid another high-profile congressional fight over healthcare reform. Instead, it’s renewed — at least temporarily — the well-worn partisan debate over the government's role in medicine.

White House's Medicare Pick To Be Installed- wsj.com:

White House's Medicare Pick To Be Installed- wsj.com: President Barack Obama plans to install his nominee to oversee Medicare and Medicaid on Wednesday, using a tactic aimed at averting a bitter fight in Congress.

Healthcare: Democrats up ante- thehill.com:

Healthcare: Democrats up ante- thehill.com: Speaker Nancy Pelosi is doubling down on healthcare reform, betting that it will do Democrats more good than harm in November’s elections.

Senate bill to repeal health reform lacks backing from Republican leaders- thehill.com:

Senate bill to repeal health reform lacks backing from Republican leaders- thehill.com: Although they’ve called repeatedly for repeal of the Democrats’ new health reform law, some senior Senate Republicans have not endorsed a bill that would actually do it.

AAMC Wants Teaching Hospitals to Have Clinical Conflicts Policy- wsj.com:

AAMC Wants Teaching Hospitals to Have Clinical Conflicts Policy- wsj.com: After previously making recommendations for conflicts of interest in medical education and clinical research, the Association of American Medical Colleges has turned its attention to the potential for conflicts in clinical care — an issue it says only a few institutions have formally addressed.

Tea party power swaying centrists?- politico.com:

Tea party power swaying centrists?- politico.com: Stung by a series of setbacks on must-pass legislation, Democrats think they’ve found a culprit: local tea party influence in the home states of usually reliable moderates.