Medicare’s Chief Actuary Richard Foster Said ObamaCare Won’t Keep Costs Down. ““The landmark legislation probably won’t hold costs down, and it won’t let everybody keep their current health insurance if they like it, Chief Actuary Richard Foster told the House Budget Committee. His office is responsible for independent long-range cost estimates.” (Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar,“Medicare Offical Doubts Health Care Law Savings,”, The Associated Press, 1/26/11). . .