Tom Price, Vocal And Dogged Opponent Of Health Law, Picked To Lead HHS
Rep. Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon from Georgia has led calls for dramatically cutting federal programs, particularly for low- and moderate-income Americans, and for repealing and replacing Obamacare, which he has called “monstrous legislation.”
Los Angeles Times:
Trump Chooses Conservative Georgia Congressman, A Harsh Critic Of Obamacare, To Be Health Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump plans to select House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) to be his Health and Human Services secretary, two people familiar with the decision said late Monday. In picking Price, Trump tapped an arch-conservative lawmaker and leading critic of the Affordable Care Act to lead his push to roll back President Obama’s signature health law. Price, a six-term congressman from suburban Atlanta, has never held an executive position comparable to leading the federal Department of Health and Human Services, a behemoth that includes the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the agency overseeing Medicare and Medicaid. (Levey, 11/28)