Policy and Legislation
Any new health law needs revenue to replace Cadillac tax, ACA taxes on insurers, medical devices, high-income households that paid for expansion.
Expanding the use of such accounts is part of almost every GOP replacement plan under consideration on Capitol Hill.
Organization said that many communities, particularly in rural or low-income areas, rely on international medical graduates to fill job openings.
He has a history of pushing back on federal agencies and regulations - including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
"It is well known that a large proportion of the most talented and productive research trainees come from abroad," physician leaders wrote.
Healthy Indiana Plan that Pence established in 2015 as the state's governor has brought Medicaid coverage to more than 350,000 people.
Those states who got on board with medicaid expansion saw Medicaid pick up a larger portion of the costs associated with gun violence.
Fewer patients would be able to pay their hospital bills, sticking the facilities with bad debt as they were before Obamacare.
Democrats had boycotted the nominations of Price, Mnuchin and attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions.
Lawmakers wrote a letter Monday calling on the HHS nominee to provide communications on his stock buys.