HHS Secretary Tom Price: CBO Score On Health Care Bill Is ‘Wrong Again’

Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., pauses on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., pauses on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pens... Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., pauses on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on Wednesday tried to undermine the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office’s estimate that 23 million people will lose insurance coverage under the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.

“The CBO was wrong when they analyzed Obamacare’s effect on cost and coverage, and they are wrong again,” Price said in a statement.

He claimed that under Obamacare “Americans are paying more for fewer healthcare choices.”

In a highly anticipated analysis released Wednesday, the CBO estimated that under the repeal bill, 14 million fewer people would be enrolled in Medicaid in 2026 than projected under current health care law.

House Republicans voted to pass the repeal bill earlier in May without waiting for the CBO to release its score, pushing through legislation that the office has now estimated would make coverage more expensive for older and lower-income consumers and throw millions more off their insurance.

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  1. Gee, I feel so secure in that Tom Price knows everything! He was such a good doctor that he ran for Congress! Regret though that he misread his original oath, he thought it said "First, do harm!"

  2. Trying to decide whether this depraved lying shitstain is more evil than Mulvaney or Pruitt is like trying to choose between Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot.

  3. ““The CBO was wrong when they analyzed Obamacare’s effect on cost and
    coverage, and they are wrong again,” Price said in a statement.”

    We will find out, won’t we Tom? And then you just won’t give a shit and will sweep it under that big rug of yours …won’cha Tommy?

  4. I trust Tom Price like I trust Donald trump with my children’s piggy banks.

  5. I’m not a church-goer, but I’d like to think that there is a special ring of hell for certain folks that will say anything to line their pockets, especially those that claim to be healers. Dr. Price will be enjoying the company of many that he currently “serves” with when he arrives there.

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