{"id":10374,"date":"2017-03-09T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/03\/09\/medical-hospital-groups-oppose-gop-health-care-plan\/"},"modified":"2017-03-09T18:26:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T18:26:00","slug":"medical-hospital-groups-oppose-gop-health-care-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/medical-hospital-groups-oppose-gop-health-care-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical, Hospital Groups Oppose GOP Health Care Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Republican health care overhaul working its way through the House is opposed by Democrats and by many Republican conservatives. It’s none too popular with the people on the front lines of health care, either \u2014 including doctors, nurses and hospitals.<\/p>\n

The chief medical officer of Medicaid, Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky, tweeted out his opposition on Wednesday. “Despite political messaging from others at HHS, I align with the experts … in opposition to #AHCA,” the career staffer said.<\/p>\n

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Despite political messaging from others at HHS, I align with the experts from @aafp<\/a>@AmerAcadPeds<\/a>@AmerMedicalAssn<\/a> in opposition to #AHCA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrey Ostrovsky, MD (@AndreyOstrovsky) March 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Ostrovsky, who has been in his current job since September, has received praise from former Obama administration officials for speaking out.<\/p>\n

Former Medicare and Medicaid chief Andy Slavitt called Ostrovsky a “hero<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary, Tom Price, has been out front with other Republican leaders pitching the new bill. In a press briefing on Wednesday<\/a>, he said the administration will be looking at Affordable Care Act regulations “and make certain that if they help patients, then we need to continue them. If they harm patients or increase costs, then obviously they need to be addressed.”<\/p>\n