Senators Question $20M PR Campaign for Healthcare Law

Senate Republicans are demanding to know why health officials signed a $20 million public relations contract to promote the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Hill report.

 

The contract has received widespread criticism from GOP members of Congress since news about it broke May 21, according to the report.


The public relations campaign was a mandate of the PPACA and was, in part, a way to promote preventative care benefits written into the law.


A group of Republican senators wrote a letter to the Office of Management and Budget calling on President Obama to immediately cancel the $20 million contract. Chicago-based PR firm Porter Novelli won the contract after a competitive bidding process, according to the report.

 


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