Tom Price in Trump campaign vs. Trump administration

On Health Care: Give every American access to affordable health coverage

Last week, Trump issued an executive order that gave broad authority to the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the heads of other executive offices and governmental departments, "to waive or delay the implementation of any requirement of the Act that would impose a fiscal burden on any State, or regulatory burden on individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients, or makers of medical devices or medications." When asked by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) if he would commit to "not implementing the order until the replacement plan is in place," Price responded, "What I commit to you and what I commit to the American people is to keep patients at the center of healthcare. And what that means to me is making certain that every single American has access to affordable health coverage that will provide the highest quality healthcare the world can provide." Source: Ballotpedia.org: 2017 Trump transition confirmation hearings Jan 25, 2017

On Health Care: No right to Medicaid under state block grants

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) asked Price if block granting Medicaid to states--which would give each state a set amount to administer the program as it sees fit--meant that Medicaid would then no longer be a right but a possibility subject to funds granted to states. He questioned, "When you move to a block grant do you still have the right to Medicaid if you qualify?"

Price responded, "No. I think it would be determined by how that is set up."

Source: Ballotpedia.org: 2017 Trump transition confirmation hearings Jan 25, 2017

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