Alex Azar: ‘I’m a big believer in state experimentation’

Published February 20, 2018 9:26pm ET



Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will consider various ways that states can make changes to Obamacare and Medicaid so they can offer more affordable health insurance to residents, a move that is likely to receive backlash from supporters of the law who have said the Trump administration is “sabotaging” the healthcare system.

“There is no single one right answer. I’m a big believer in state experimentation here. I think … one of the flaws of the Affordable Care Act was trying to do a one-size-fits-all approach,” said Azar, using the formal name for Obamacare.

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