Fierce Critic Of Obamacare, Medicare Delivery Reforms Tapped To Run HHS

Georgia Republican Congressman Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon and staunch opponent of Obamacare, will be nominated to be the next HHS secretary. Price has often aligned with device-industry opposition to specific Medicare reforms and payment models. President-elect Donald Trump has also tapped Seema Verma to run CMS.

Tom Price, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the US Department of Health and Human Services, is a Republican congressman who is an orthopedic surgeon and a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), including the value-based purchasing models it has propelled. Trump also said he will nominate Seema Verma, a Medicaid reformer with close ties to Indiana Governor and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, to head the US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Rep. Price, R-Ga., is the chairman of the House Budget Committee and sits on the Ways and Means Committee. He...

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