WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- The cost of the Affordable Care Act will put additional strains on the U.S healthcare system, a former Department of Health and Human Services official said.
Tevi Troy, who served as deputy secretary of HHS under former President George W. Bush, said the cost of the healthcare reform law, coupled with Medicare cuts, would make it harder for Congress to come up with the funds to pay for the "doc fix" -- Congress' annual effort to stave off mandated cuts to doctor reimbursements.