Posted on 08/11/2010 7:08:35 AM PDT by Slyscribe
Jonathan Cohn takes issue with Republicans who want to abolish the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
IPAB, created under ObamaCare, will consist of 15 members appointed by the White House and Senate. They will recommend changes to Medicare payments in years that Medicare exceeds set spending targets. Congress can override IPAB, but only if it comes up with equivalent savings.
According to Cohn:
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Hmmm, and I was told there were no death panels.
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