House Ways & Means Passes IPAB Repeal Bill

By Ariel Cohen / October 4, 2017 at 8:53 PM
The House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday (Oct. 4) passed legislation to repeal the ACA's Independent Payment Advisory Board. IPAB is a board set up by the Affordable Care Act as a backstop to other measures in the law that aim to slow the growth of Medicare spending. The board is triggered when the CMS actuary predicts that spending will grow faster than a specified target. Were it triggered, IPAB -- or the HHS secretary if the board hasn’t...

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