Kaiser Health News
Price's office did not respond to interview requests or to detailed written questions about his relationships with contributors, legislative record.
Obama and Democrats on Capitol Hill have spent this opening week of the 115th Congress reminding people of the benefits the law has delivered.
Survey also disclosed that shrinking the federal government's involvement, spending in healthcare is less important than is ensuring access.
Advocacy organization claimed high penalties would double or triple employees' health insurance costs if they opt out.
Under pressure from health insurance industry, CMS quietly backed off repayment demands, settled the audits in 2012 for just under $3.4 million.
The punishments come in the third year of Medicare penalties for hospitals with patients most frequently suffering from potentially avoidable complications, including various types of infections, blood clots, bed sores and falls.
Almost a third of all counties in the United States have one insurer in the marketplace for people buying individual coverage for 2017.
Analysts who have been involved in the intricacies of health policy for decades warn no replacement strategy will be easy.
Industry experts say there is no crisis; top Republicans see a medical malpractice threatening U.S. health care.
Tom Price, Trump's HHS Secretary nominee, calls it "experimenting with Americans' health," and is likely to revoke the program.