Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)

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500 Groups Urge Congress To Kill IPAB

Julie Bird | FierceHealthcare | April 26, 2013

Pressure continues building to kill Medicare's Independent Payment Advisory Board, with more than 500 organizations banding together to send a letter to Congress on Thursday urging its repeal. Read More »

Over 500 Organizations Representing Patients, Healthcare Providers, Employers Urge Congress To Eliminate IPAB

Press Release | Healthcare Leadership Council | April 25, 2013

Letter to Capitol Hill Says Independent Payment Advisory Board would “severely limit Medicare beneficiaries’ access to care” Read More »

The (So Far) Failed Promise Of Electronic Medical Records

Megan McArdle | The Daily Beast | January 21, 2013

Remember how Obamacare was going to "Bend the cost curve" for health care spending? That was OMB director Peter Orszag, back when Obamacare was being debated.  There were a number of theories about how it would accomplish this... Read More »