Instant Alert: A look at the career of Trump's HHS Secretary Tom Price, a former surgeon who's in hot water for racking up a $1 million air travel bill

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   A look at the career of Trump's HHS Secretary Tom Price, a former surgeon who's in hot water for racking up a $1 million air travel bill by Áine Cain on Sep 29, 2017, 12:19 PM Advertisement Tom Price's future at the White House is up in the air. According to a report from Politico, the US Health and Human Services secretary's flights on private and military planes have racked up costs of over $1 million. The Department of Health and Human Services is now conducting an investigation into Price's travel expenses. Under intense pressure, Price has offered to pay back $51,887, the cost of his seat on the flights. Long before he was appointed HHS secretary, and before he was a Republican member of Congress, Price worked as an orthopedic surgeon for years in the Atlanta area. Here's a look at Price's medical and political career so far: SEE ALSO: A look inside the daily life of Kellyanne Conway, the loyal Trump adviser favored to become the White House's next communications director Price launched his political career in Georgia, but he grew up in Lansing, Michigan. Atlanta Trend reported that he worked as an EKG tech at a local hospital in high school. Source: Detroit News, The Michigan Daily, MedCity News, Atlanta Trend Price earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. Source: Detroit News, The Michigan Daily He stuck around the University of Michigan for medical school as well. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Price received his M.D. in 1979. Source: Detroit News, The Michigan Daily, MedCity News See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011