Now he tells us? Tom Price says killing Obamacare mandate will hike costs

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By Jim Galloway, Tamar Hallerman and Greg Bluestein
May 02, 2018

On Tuesday, Tom Price made his first major public speech since he was fired by President Donald Trump. What he said won’t make many Republicans happy.

The former Georgia congressman and health secretary told a conference of health care professionals in Washington that the GOP’s decision to effectively repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate without a replacement plan ready will likely raise costs on consumers.

“You’ll likely have individuals who are younger and healthier not participating in that market, and consequently, that drives up the cost for other folks within that market,” Price said, according to the Washington Times.

Price’s comments were pretty darned extraordinary, considering that he’d long argued the mandate was ineffective and driving up health care costs while in Congress and leading the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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