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Thompson was key supporter of Obamacare, top White House adviser says

By the Associated Press

CREATED Sep. 5, 2012

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  • Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius met with bipartisan leaders from inside and outside of government to discuss implementing the Affordable Care Act. (L-R: Dr. Mark McClellan, former CMS Administrator and former FDA Commissioner, Nancy Ann DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, then-Secretary Tommy Thompson, and former Democratic Senator Tom Daschle. Image by Health and Human Services photo

A top White House adviser Tuesday put a new twist on an old charge - that Tommy Thompson supported Obamacare before he opposed it.