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As Jeffrey Anderson explains, however, Dr. Berwick is a perfect pick for Obama. For like Obama, Berwick believes that our health-care system should be run through Washington, and that the bureaucracy should exercise a strong degree of control over questions of life and death.

Where are all of the damned "keep your hands off my body" and "government OUT of my bedroom" liberals now?

Embracing the Socialism they've always wanted for America.

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

The right to privacy only applies to a few cubic inches of women's bodies during their fertile years. Other than that it is the governments business. < /sarc>

the combination of you, your doctor and a private insurer, or a government board that cuts everyone off at $22,000?"

The insurer has a contract which should tell what is covered and what isn't. Just as I don't expect my homeowner's insurance to pay for replacing my garage door when it breaks from old age because the insurance contract says that maintenance isn't covered, I should be able to read my health insurance contract to see what is covered. Also, whether insurance covers a procedure or not does not prevent me from paying for it myself, even if it would extend my life and make me "unprofitable" for the insurance company (you were supposed to die years ago!)

The government program will have no contract and no qualms about preventing me from paying for my own treatment which could make me more expensive in the long term. See the British NHS which likes refusing to pay for any future coverage if you get lifesaving treatment outside of the plan. Also, I dare you to find any legally enforceable contract from the government detailing what is covered now and will be covered in the future under Obamacare. The Nestor decision said that Social Security isn't a contract and that Congress can change its terms at its whim; Obamacare will be the same.