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In Reaction to Tom Price's Confirmation as HHS Secretary, Industry Stakeholders Tout His Advocacy for Health IT

Healthcare Informatics: In an early morning vote, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the nomination of Tom Price as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to serve in the Administration of President Donald Trump.

Price, a Republican Congressman from Georgia and a former orthopedic surgeon, was confirmed in the Senate at 2 am Friday as the nation’s 23rd HHS Secretary in a vote that split along party lines. The vote was 52-47 with all Republicans voting to confirm, and all Democrats, and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, voting against confirmation. One Democrat, Sen. Claire McCaskill (MO), didn’t vote.

Upon confirmation, Congressman Price resigned his seat as the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th Congressional District.

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