Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price has officially taken the helm of his department. The former congressman and orthopedic surgeon will soon find that our healthcare system today is a very sick patient. The disease? Obamacare.

Like many diseases, there are treatment options that range from aggressive surgery to simply relieving the symptoms or palliative care. Sure, we could tinker around the edges and make Obamacare a little more bearable. But without a total repeal, the healthcare system will remain on a path that inevitably leads to its demise.