Why we need a doctor running HHS

Alexander Hamilton once wrote, “The true test of a good government is its aptitude and tendency to produce a good administration.” The nomination of my colleague Dr. Tom Price for secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) brings us one step closer to meeting that mark.

As a doctor myself, I’ve experienced personally the burden that heavy-handed bureaucracy and regulations place on patients, practitioners, and providers of all sizes. They drive up costs and drive doctors out of practice. They confuse rather than clarify, and – at the end of the day – burden anxious patients with even greater anxiety.