Most Part B practices have gotten the hang of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions — but one ACA feature could be on its way out the door.
On June 2, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) panel. The ACA created the IPAB as a way to pinpoint strategies to save money within the Medicare program, but critics say the IPAB members — chosen by presidential appointment — shouldn’t be making decisions about what type of care Medicare beneficiaries should be receiving. Instead, medical professionals argue, patients and their...
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