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Senators Demand That HHS Secretary Justify Anti-Obamacare Tactics

Government Executive: Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has orchestrated one of the Trump administration’s more dramatic shifts in policy and tone from the Obama administration as he works closely with the White House and Congress to undo the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

On Monday, in response to HHS’ use of advertising, website videos and social media messages criticizing the law, three senators wrote to Price demanding internal documents and cost estimates of the department’s efforts to discredit Obamacare.

Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.; Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii; and Cory Booker, D-N.J., wrote to Price citing a lengthy report by the Daily Beast that detailed changes in how the law is explained to the public by an HHS now devoted to easing Obamacare’s “burden” and reviewing all regulations implementing it.

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