IPAB Repeal Bill Heads To House Floor

A bill to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board cleared two House panels last week. CBO says repeal could increase federal spending by $3.1 billion over 10 years, but adds that the actual impact is “extremely uncertain.”

With the House Ways and Means Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee clearing legislation to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board, the full House is expected to consider the bill soon.

Ways and Means approved the legislation, known as the “Medicare Decisions Accountability Act,” H.R. 452, by voice vote on March 8. Energy and Commerce approved it by voice vote on March 6. The bill has strong support among Republicans, but also has won a number of endorsements from Democrats. The Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee’s Feb

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