Posted on 07/04/2009 3:46:12 AM PDT by Man50D
Obama’s health Czar, Nancy-Ann DeParle, has spent the last eight years making a fortune working for medical companies that have been under federal investigation for violating Medicare laws. Once again, Obama has managed to place a fox in the federal chicken coop with minimum criticism from the mainstream media.
The Investigative Reporting Workshop has the story:
Nancy-Ann DeParle … served as a director of corporations that faced scores of federal investigations, whistleblower lawsuits and other regulatory actions, according to government records reviewed by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.
Several of the companies were investigated for alleged kickbacks or engaging in other illegal billing schemes, while others were accused of serious violations of federal quality standards, including one company that failed to warn patients of deadly problems with an implanted heart defibrillator. Several of the cases ended with substantial fines paid to the federal government, even though the companies admitted no wrongdoing.
When Obama introduced DeParle, the President crowed about DeParle’s service in running Medicare under President Clinton. Obama failed to mention that DeParle made millions after she left government service to work in the private sector:
After leaving government, DeParle accepted director positions at half a dozen companies suspected of violating the very laws and regulations she had enforced for Medicare. Those companies got into further trouble on her watch as a director. Now she’s back in government as a leading voice in deciding the shape of health care reform.
Obama promised us “transparency” under his administration. One thing seems transparent enough: the potential for even more corruption with the appointment of DeParle.
Hat tip: my wife
Another crook....she’ll fit right in.
These Czars are out of control. Obama is reworking our government and no one seems to care or challenge him on it.
“Nancy-Ann DeParle … served as a director of corporations that faced scores of federal investigations, whistleblower lawsuits and other regulatory actions...”
All of which will somehow go away now that she is a “Czar” — follow the money — how much $$$$ did Czar Nancy’s corporations give to Barak?
-— Records show she earned more than $6.6 million [serving on these boards] since early 2001, according to a tally by the Investigative Reporting Workshop. -—
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31566399/ns/health-health_care//
Hmmm. Strange, isn’t it, how all these government workers become FILTHY RICH once they go to Washington?!
Of course, Rahm Emanuel makes her look like a piker. He earned $19 million in just 2 1/2 years after he left the Clinton WH.
Spend more of our children's income.
I don’t think these czar’s are confirmed by the senate, so there’s no oversight. Senator Byrd complained about this and he’s a dem.
Why do we need a health czar? We have a Secretary of Health and Human Services and a Surgeon General.
“Of course, Rahm Emanuel makes her look like a piker. He earned $19 million in just 2 1/2 years after he left the Clinton WH.”
Of corse he did — one of the biggest misconceptions about marxists like Rahm is that they have somehow taken a vow of poverty since they are “against” the “rich”. These people are the “rich” and they intent to get more rich by stealing from the middle class, with the full support of the welfare class. Classic marxist strategy.
Obama wants his own government that isn’t regulated by Congress. This will be in the history books just as we saw Hitler do.
Czar !Czars ? Has a commie-zar ring to it doesn’t it ?..for these and other quips check out http://www.theusmat.com/
This czarist closet cabinet is designed to by pass congressional over sight. It will become clear in about a year when those congressional approved secretaries show up to work and find only approved reading material on their desks as their administration assignments.
Exactly correct. This Socialist Cabal is only intent upon cementing themselves into a permanent elite with 250 Million serfs at their beck and call. All they need now is their Gestapo to enforce it, and that is coming soon.
Here a czar
There a czar,
Everywhere a commie czar!
Well, he has so many, my odds are increasing. We probably have higher odds of being chosen as an obama czar than winning one of he big lotteries.
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