The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #160923   Message #3823506
Posted By: Greg F.
29-Nov-16 - 11:13 AM
Thread Name: BS: Our Apology
Subject: RE: BS: Our Apology
Dr. Batshit Crazy, Junior, as HHS Secretary:

Donald Trump has chosen a prominent critic of Obamacare as his secretary of health and human services, casting fresh doubt over the future of the Affordable Care Act.

Congressman Tom Price said that whatever Republicans do to replace Obama's healthcare law will bear a "significant resemblance" to a 2015 measure that was vetoed by the president. That bill would have gutted some of the health care law's main features: Medicaid expansion, subsidies to help middle-class Americans buy private policies, the tax penalties for individuals who refused to get coverage and several taxes to support coverage expansion.

Price said Republicans want to address "the real cost drivers" of healthcare price spikes, which he said were a heavy regulatory burden, taxes and lawsuits against medical professionals. [Yeah, right! Reaganomics rides to the rescue.]