Tom Price
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Context
Price, an orthopedic surgeon and former House Budget Committee chairman, was a prominent Republican critic of the Affordable Care Act before joining the Trump administration. (Source: ABC News — 2016-11-29 (opens in a new tab).)
He served as secretary of health and human services from February 10 to September 29, 2017. (Source: U.S. National Institutes of Health — accessed 2026-10-14 (opens in a new tab).)
Record
Price entered HHS during the administration's attempt to repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act.
His tenure became engulfed by scrutiny over use of charter aircraft for official travel. (Source: Reuters via Investing.com — 2017-09-27 (opens in a new tab).)
Price resigned in September 2017 amid that travel controversy. (Source: Reuters via Stabroek News — 2017-09-30 (opens in a new tab).)
Consequences
The resignation curtailed his ability to shape longer-term HHS policy and turned administrative ethics and stewardship of public funds into a central part of his cabinet record.
His broader health-policy influence also includes years in Congress advocating a more market-oriented alternative to the Affordable Care Act.