The US Senate voted today to confirm Representative, Tom Price as the top US health care official.The Senate voted 52-47 to approve the conservative Georgia Republican and orthopedic surgeon as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). <br/><br/>A member of the House of Representatives since 2005 , Price is the author of legislation to repeal Obamacare and replace it with age-adjusted tax credits for the purchase of health insurance.The Department of Health and Human Services oversees Medicare and Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor. It also encompasses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.

The US Senate voted today to confirm Representative, Tom Price as the top U.S. health care official.The Senate voted 52-47 to approve the conservative Georgia Republican and orthopedic surgeon as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). <br/><br/>A member of the House of Representatives since 2005 , Price is the author of legislation to repeal Obamacare and replace it with age-adjusted tax credits for the purchase of health insurance.The Department of Health and Human Services oversees Medicare and Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor. It also encompasses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.