Independent Payment Advisory Board

Sebelius defends Medicare panel

June 27, 2011

In an editorial published on Politico.com, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defended the Affordable Care Act's controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board, which critics charge rations care.

Birthday wishes for Medicare and Medicaid

Liza Berger August 05, 2010

Amid your daily workload and the whir of summer, a couple birthdays may have slipped by you. I'm speaking of the 45th anniversaries of Medicare and Medicaid.

Healthcare law to save Medicare $8 billion by 2012, CMS says

August 03, 2010

Provisions in the healthcare reform law will help save Medicare nearly $8 billion by the end of 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Monday in a report.

Republican bill would eliminate Medicare payment advisory board from healthcare reform law

July 30, 2010

Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) that is part of the healthcare reform law.

New Medicare payment board to play role in lowering deficit, Orszag says

April 12, 2010

An Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) established under the healthcare reform act will help to ensure the nation's future fiscal health, Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag said Thursday.

Providers try to quash Medicare payment board proposal

January 13, 2010

A group of 74 healthcare groups, including the two major nursing home associations, urged congressional leaders this week to drop the Independent Payment Advisory Board proposal from healthcare reform legislation.