Repealing IPAB: Bipartisan Health Care Reform We Can All Agree On
Guest post from Representative Phil Roe, MD (R-Tenn.) Chair, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Member, House Education and Workforce Committee Chair, House GOP Doc Caucus As a physician who has lived through a massive expansion of Medicaid in my home state of Tennessee, I have had serious concerns about the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) effect […]
The IPAB: No Good Rotten Very Bad News for Medicare
The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) topic is not new for Neurosurgery Blog. In fact, we have dissected and addressed its many flaws in previous blog posts. Fortunately, for patients and physicians alike, today Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) provided Congress with a solution to the problem by introducing the “Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act.” […]