Tom Price Defends Trumpcare’s Rules For Pre-Existing Conditions: “Sometimes Change Can Be Disconcerting”

NBC News reports:



Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on Sunday firmly defended health care legislation passed in the House this week against charges that people who have pre-existing conditions could see their insurance premiums rise under some circumstances.

Asked about the numerous health groups and organizations opposed to the bill during an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Price responded, “What I believe they are not recognizing is this is a different and we believe better way” to cover individuals with pre-existing conditions or injuries.

Price later added, “sometimes change can be disconcerting to folks. And that’s why I would suggest that that list of groups that you had up earlier, say they now oppose it, the fact of the matter is, they’re not focusing on the kinds of things that are going to improve the system.”