Trump’s Top Medicaid Official Comes Out Against Trumpcare
The top ranking Medicaid official in the Trump administration came out publicly to oppose Donald Trump’s health plan.
Andrey Ostrovsky who is the chief medical officer for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services announced in a Twitter statement that he is opposed to the Republican health care bill.
“Despite political messaging from others at HHS, I align with the experts from American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association in opposition to #AHCA,” Andrey Ostrovsky, wrote on Twitter.
Despite political messaging from others at HHS, I align with the experts from @aafp @AmerAcadPeds @AmerMedicalAssn in opposition to #AHCA
— Andrey Ostrovsky, MD (@AndreyOstrovsky) March 9, 2017
Ostrovsky joins groups representing hospitals, doctors, seniors and insurers who have also opposed the Republican health plan this week.