After a number of GOP lawmakers expressed concern about the Education
Department’s involvement in the implementation of Obamacare, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said that the department’s participation is “minimal.”
Duncan’s response, however, left many of the lawmaker’s questions unanswered.
In July, a group of Republican senators led by South Dakota Sen. John Thune sent a letter to Duncan requesting a slew of information on the Department of Education’s involvement with Obamacare.
on the Department of Education’s involvement with Obamacare.
“While we understand that the effects of the President’s health care law will be felt by parents, teachers, and their families, we are unfamiliar with how the Department of Education’s involvement in implementation will further the mission of educating our nation’s students,” they wrote, requesting specifics on cost and scope of the effort.
,” they wrote, requesting specifics on cost and scope of the effort.
In a letter to Thune, Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, and the additional 18 signatories — including Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, the ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee — Duncan offered a partial response to the senators’ concerns.
“Recognizing the intersection of wellness and student achievement, the Department is coordinating with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to share information with our stakeholders about the ACA. This is consistent with the Department’s longstanding practice of sharing helpful health information from the Federal government with its stakeholders,” Duncan wrote.
achievement, the Department is coordinating with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to share information with our stakeholders about the ACA. This is consistent with the Department’s longstanding practice of sharing helpful health information from the Federal government with its stakeholders,” Duncan wrote.
He noted that the department participates with HHS to assist in the first lady’s Let’s Move! campaign and it has disseminated information about illnesses and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Duncan added that he believes Obamacare will “will help to improve educational outcomes for our nation’s students.”
outcomes for our nation’s students.”
According to Duncan the department has been offering “basic materials developed by HHS for our stakeholders to use at their discretion” and that the department has not devoted a lot of resources to the task.
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