Tom Price at Trump Tower on Nov. 16.
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President-elect Donald Trump has picked a prominent Obamacare critic and lawmaker to helm his Department of Health and Human Services, a source with direct knowledge of the selection told BuzzFeed News Monday night.
Tom Price, 62, a Republican congressman from Georgia who is among the few lawmakers to propose an actual strategy for dismantling the Affordable Care Act, will be the Secretary of Health and Human Services. An announcement is expected to be made as soon as Tuesday, several Republican sources said.
Like many Republicans, Price has in the past been critical of President Obama's signature healthcare law. However, Price set himself apart by repeatedly introducing bills that offered a detailed plan to replace Obamacare. He has specifically proposed ditching the health care law's exchanges and coverage mandate.
"With real, patient-centered reforms we can build a more innovative and responsive health care system – one that empowers patients and ensures they and their doctor have the freedom to make health care decisions without bureaucratic interference or influence," Price said in a statement earlier this year.
Before entering politics, Price worked as an orthopedic surgeon. He has been proposing healthcare-related bills since before Obama's election, but became particularly interested in the Affordable Care Act — which in October he called "disastrous."
Though Price's bills have failed to become law, they nevertheless offer hints at how Trump might work to deliver on his oft-repeated campaign promise to repeal Obamacare.
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