President-elect Donald Trump's selections for the top healthcare posts in the federal government signal an appetite to move aggressively to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, overhaul Medicare and give states more control over Medicaid.
U.S. Rep. Tom Price, a fierce ACA critic, was nominated to be HHS secretary, and Seema Verma, who helped craft Indiana's conservative Medicaid expansion, was nominated to lead the CMS. Both nominations are subject to Senate confirmation.
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November 28, 2016
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