Kathleen Sebelius, whose Department of Health and Human Services was tasked with writing many of the regulations necessary to enforce the Affordable Care Act, could not tell lawmakers just how many pages of those regulations her department turned out. Pressed by a House panel on Wednesday, Sebelius balked, failing even to provide lawmakers with a rough estimate. “Sir, I will get you information,” she told Kentucky’s Ed Whitfield, after repeated prodding.
According to the Federal Register, the Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act have resulted in more than 10,500 new pages of government regulations since their passage in 2010.
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