Burwell Denies Knowledge Of King Contingency Plan That Lawmaker Heard Is Circulating At HHS

February 26, 2015 at 1:25 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 Burwell's statement. “We know of no such document," an HHS spokesperson told Inside Health Policy ...


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