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Think Obamacare is safe? HHS chief Tom Price can still make changes

Mar 28, 2017
Without help from Congress, Republicans can’t change the law, but rules on how to execute the law are fair game.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price testifies during a Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill.
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Hospitals see slowdown in health care reform as a lobbying win in Washington

Feb 6, 2017
In the clearest sign yet that Republicans are tapping on the brakes on health care, President Donald Trump over the weekend said that an Obamacare replacement plan is coming by the end of this year, maybe early 2018. That’s very different from last month, when the president was talking about a plan coming as soon […]

A likely Trump administration proposal: health insurance subsidies for everyone

Nov 29, 2016
The president-elect picks Rep. Tom Price, an ACA critic, for Health and Human Services secretary.
Rep. Tom Price, a surgeon by training, is one of the biggest critics of the Affordable Care Act.
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