Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Price, A Fierce Opponent Of The ACA, Now Stuck Holding The Reins On Administering It
The Hill: Price Faces Unwanted Task Of Administering ObamaCare
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price came into office last month ready to lead the charge on repealing ObamaCare. Now, that effort has run into a brick wall, leaving him to oversee a law he fiercely opposes. President Trump last week predicted that ObamaCare “soon will explode,” stirring speculation that the administration could seek to undermine the law. Yet there are also signs that Price and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will take a more pragmatic approach. (Sullivan, 3/28)
WBUR: The Origins Of A Complex American Health Care System
The problems with the health care system in the United States may seem like they’re new, but they’re not. Historian Nancy Tomes explains to Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson how our uneven, expensive and complicated system came to be. (Hobson, 3/27)
