Price Officially New Secretary of HHS

Congressman Tom Price, MD, (R-GA) was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 52-47 to service as the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Secretary Price is an orthopedic surgeon that has been in support of repealing the Affordable Care Act. He has also been a long time delegate to the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates. Secretary Price has tapped Seema Verma as his choice to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Ms. Verma is the President, CEO and founder of SVC,Inc., a national health policy consulting company. She has worked on a variety of policy and strategic projects involving Medicaid, insurance, and public health. The Society looks forward to working with the new administration on post-acute and long-term care issues that continue to affect our members and their patients.