Though Congressional attempts to repeal and replace the ACA have stalled for the moment, former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius believes President Donald Trump's administration is still trying to sabotage the ACA, according to KCUR.
Ms. Sebelius, who served under the Obama administration, acknowledges the ACA has flaws, but thinks the Trump administration is not taking steps to address those flaws to encourage poor results. For example, Congress blocked funding to help insurance companies offset the costs of covering patients with pre-existing conditions. Ms. Sebelius also believes current HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, has taken steps to undermine the ACA. She cites the administration's refusal to guarantee cost-sharing reduction subsidies and their greatly diminished advertising budget for ACA enrollment as additional evidence of this sabotage.
"Ironically, the Republican Congress did not repeal and replace, but the administration led by Tom Price at HHS — who is a vociferous opponent of the ACA — has a lot of tools to really cut off the legs of the law," she said.
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