"Lack of Medicare Appointee Puzzles Congress"

Yes.. another Obama post. This article focuses on Medicare and how it has been named the the "greatest threat" because of its cost. Congress has become confused because President Obama hasn't appointed anyone to run the agency to run the two giant programs. The agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are the largest buyers for health care in the United States. As the president of the Mayo Clinic says "the vacancy stands out like a sore thumb." Congress believes that under a strong administration "it could take the lead in making major changes in the health care delivery system, so we’d get better outcomes and better service at lower cost." President Obama has made a lot of decisions in his 7 months of presidency, but should focusing a lot of his time on Medicare really help out the economy the most? Is medicare the most important out of all the problems? The article clearly states that starting this medicare program without a leader in charge of it, is like leading a war without a general. It is essential to have a leader in every program or else it will not flourish. They say they are trying their best to find the best fitting candidate but they are not doing it with enough precision. They can't really wait for people to come to them, they need to look for the people as well. Unfortunately the number of executives looking for this position go away as fast as they appear.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/policy/18health.html?ref=politics