President Obama officially announced the recess appointment of Harvard professor Dr. Don Berwick as head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Procedurally, the recess appointment is unusual because the Senate is only on recess for two weeks; in general, recess appointments take place when the Senate is out for longer periods.
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