Medicaid's chief medical officer on Wednesday night came out publicly against the healthcare bill proposed by House Republicans.
Medicaid's top doctor defied his department and came out against the GOP's Obamacare replacement
Medicaid's chief medical officer, Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky, tweeted in opposition to the AHCA on Wednesday.
The decision to oppose the bill, the American Health Care Act, is a break from other leaders in the Department of Health and Human Services, which has shown support for the bill.
"Despite political messaging from others at HHS, I align with the experts from @aafp @AmerAcadPeds @AmerMedicalAssn in opposition to #AHCA," Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky tweeted.
Ostrovsky's account also tweeted out statements from the more than half a dozen medical associations that have opposed the bill.
Andy Slavitt, the former head of Medicare and Medicaid under the Obama administration, called Ostrovsky a hero.
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