Burwell Denies Knowledge Of King Contingency Plan Circulating At HHS

March 4, 2015 at 8:34 PM
HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell denied knowledge of an alleged document outlining post-King contingency plans, after a key GOP lawmaker told her Thursday morning that a department official informed him of a hundred-or-so page report circulating among top HHS officials that details actions the Obama administration could take if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against it in King v. Burwell . An HHS spokesperson echoed the Burwell's statement. "We know of no such document," an HHS spokesperson told Inside Health Policy...


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