PhotoRepublicans say the Affordable Care Act provides health insurance that manages to be both lousy and expensive. Mr. Price and Mr. Trump have recently said that their goal is to offer health care to many more people than are covered by the current health care law, which has driven the uninsured rate to historic lows. At last week’s confirmation hearing, Mr. Price suggested that Congress and the new administration could improve health care by expanding health savings accounts, in which people can put aside money, tax-free, to pay for out-of-pocket health costs in the future. When it comes to health care, Mr. Price and other Republicans say their goal is to give people more choices. But over time, when people need health care to recover from accidents, treat diabetes, have a baby or battle addiction, they will be hit by overwhelming bills.

Source: New York Times January 21, 2017 19:30 UTC