The New York Times reported Monday night that Georgia Rep. Tom Price is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Price, a physician who leads the House Budget Committee, has served in Congress since 2005 and is a vocal opponent of Obamacare — he's led efforts to strike broad sections of the Affordable Care Act and could be key in Trump's effort to get major parts of it repealed and replaced.
He's also been a Trump supporter from the very beginning.
"The things that we all believe about health care — we want a system that is affordable for everybody, that is accessible for everybody, that is of the highest quality and provides choices for patients — all of those things have been destroyed by Obamacare," Price said at a rally earlier this year while campaigning for Trump. That is "why we need Donald Trump and Mike Pence to work with us and make sure we put in place a real health solution."
Price’s appointment is expected to be announced as soon as Tuesday, according to an official who spoke to the Times on the condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been released.
Republicans have attacked Obamacare without proposing an alternative. But Price has introduced bills offering a detailed, comprehensive replacement plan in every Congress since 2009, when Democrats started work on the legislation, the Times pointed out.
Price has been a solid voice for doctors, often aligned with the positions of the American Medical Association and the Medical Association of Georgia.
As secretary, Price would be responsible for a department with an annual budget of more than $1 trillion. The department's health programs insure more than 100 million Americans.
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