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Deregulation agenda expected to continue despite Price's resignation

Modern Healthcare: During his short stint leading health policy for the Trump administration, Dr. Tom Price spearheaded a number of efforts to ease the regulatory burden on the industry, especially for his peers in the physician community.While few expect the administration to dial back on that commitment, Price's resignation Friday as HHS secretary could, at least momentarily, force agency heads to tap the brakes on any bold new policies."It clearly puts everything in slow motion," said Gail Wilensky, who oversaw Medicare during George H.W. Bush's presidency and is now a senior fellow at not-for-profit Project HOPE. "The heads of agencies tend to not make major decisions without the head of the organization in place.

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