Rep. Tom Price is expected to be named the next health and human services secretary by President-elect Donald Trump. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), a fierce critic of the Affordable Care Act and a proponent of overhauling the nation’s entitlement programs, to lead the department of Health and Human Services, a person briefed on the decision confirmed Monday night. As HHS secretary, Price would be the incoming administration’s point person for dismantling the sprawling 2010 health-care law, which candidate Trump promised to start dismantling on his first day in the Oval Office. As many Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, wavered in their attitudes towards Trump during his campaign, Price was a devoted foot soldier. Earlier this year, Price suggested that a Trump presidency would advance the House GOP health care agenda.

Source: Washington Post November 29, 2016 02:28 UTC