Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services determined that the House Democrat health care bill, H.R. 3200, would increase, rather than decrease, health care spending in America.

“The American people have never fallen for the Democrat spin that a government takeover of health care would lower costs,” said Congressman Price. “Now, the Obama administration has confirmed that the Democrat plan would actually grow the slice of the pie consisting of American health care spending. With the country already struggling under the flawed economic policies of this administration, the last thing we need is to strain Americans’ ability to pay for their health care. With the administration affirming that H.R. 3200 is bad medicine for the American economy, I hope House Democrats will take heed and pursue a different approach to reform. It’s time for Speaker Pelosi to toss this costly legislation and start over with bipartisan ideas that empower patients to control their own health care decisions.”